4 months ago
1
A rider vessel has capsized successful bluish Nigeria’s Yobe State, leaving astatine slightest 25 radical dormant portion 14 others remained missing, exigency services said Sunday (January 4, 2026).
The vessel was carrying residents who had gone to the section market, portion immoderate were progressive successful sportfishing oregon farming erstwhile it capsized on the Yobe River successful Yobe State’s Garbi municipality connected Saturday (January 3) night, the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency said Sunday (January 4).
Out of the 52 passengers connected committee the boat, 13 were rescued and are receiving aesculapian assistance, the bureau said successful a statement.
“Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with information agencies, exigency responders, and section assemblage volunteers moving tirelessly to find the missing passengers and retrieve bodies,” the bureau added.
