{"id":133112,"date":"2024-10-04T22:28:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/niger-boat-mishap-death-toll-rises-to-42"},"modified":"2024-10-04T23:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T22:33:41","slug":"niger-boat-mishap-death-toll-rises-to-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-boat-mishap-death-toll-rises-to-42","title":{"rendered":"Niger boat mishap: Death toll rises to 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has recovered six more bodies from the boat mishap incident in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Arah, who confirmed the development, said the bodies were recovered between 6:00 pm on Thursday and 9:00 am on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Arah stated that the recovery of 6 more bodies brought the total number of deaths to 42 on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, a search and rescue operation was ongoing to recover victims from the water.<\/p>\n<p>A boat conveying 300 people with the majority going for Mawlid Celebration at Gbajibo in Mokwa LGA capsized, a short distance to the victims\u2019 destination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has recovered six more bodies from the boat mishap incident in the state. 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