A ship carrying 150 passengers, merchants who the place getting back from Malilli Village to Tunga Illo village in Borgu LGA of Niger State capsized on Friday.
As acknowledged by rescuers on website, useless our bodies of 42 passengers have been discovered with others nonetheless lacking.
Some volunteer divers are nonetheless recovering extra corpses from River Niger.
The Secretary to Niger State Government who confirmed the incident stated: "We consider that the
boat was overloaded as a result of the boat's capability was put at 60 passengers, however over 150 passengers have been stated to be on board throughout the incident. The particles within the swollen river might also have been chargeable for the incident".A mass burial has been scheduled for the victims on the river's bank. However, villages are to be careful for extra floating corpses.