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Speaker 1: It was a black Tuesday at the late hours of

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nigeria sixty fourth Independence their celebration. As overcrowded boat with

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estimated three hundred percents on board, apparently and entirely without

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selty jackets, capsized at Rima, Nijer upstrum of Djeba Dam

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when the boat that was conveying the victims from Mudi

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Village from Moolute celebration turned upside down at Margible community

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in Mocua Local Government area of Nijer State. Local government

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authority in local council areas said over sixty percents were

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recovered from rival lifeless by local diamonds who arrived the

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sin of the accident earlier when the incident occurred, but

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the National Emergency Agency NEMA said only sixteen percents were

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confounded on Wednesday, but on Thursday, the agency said more

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height than bodies were recovered from the river, bring the

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nemophigo to twenty four. Nevera in Nijer States also stated

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on Wednesday that over one hundred and fifty percents were

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rescued alive from the boat accident that reportantly occur around

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eight pm on Tuesday night. Over three hundred persons were

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said to be on board the wooden boat when it

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capsized into the river. Niger Channel’s television, in a post

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few hours ago, published a video it said it exclusively

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obtained in which pass of the apparent victims were seen

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in large, overcrowded manner sitting inside a very long engine

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wooden boat. According to the TV station, the video was

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taken before the boat capsized. The video showed the boat

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users during the daytime. A statement issued by Amuba Ka Dakani,

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the Press Secretary to the Council Chairman of local local government,

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it was reported that over three hundred passengers were on

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board when the boat capsized in Margible community area of

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River Niger. Dakani said that the boat was en route

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from Molding to Bugabo for the annual Molute celebration when

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the accident occurred. The press release also mentioned that Council

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Chairman of Blinding Morgi confirmed the recovery of around sixty

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bodies along with the discovery of ten survivors, and that

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rescue efforts are ongoing in collaboration with the State Emergency

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Management Agency and local residents to recover others who remained

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missing in September twenty twenty three, a similar boat carrying

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over fifty passengers curp sized, resulting in the deaths of

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twenty four individuals who were on their way to harvest crops.

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The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency

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and Emma, Abdulakhi baba Ara shared details about the accident.

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He explained that the boat was on the River Niger

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near the Jebal Dam when it capsized. The incident happened

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in the Margeable community in Mokua at about eight thirty

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pm on Tuesday. The boat was returning from Mundi with

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almost three hundred passengers, mostly women and children, who had

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attended a mullet celebration, and Emma is working hard to

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find more survivors, tearing up with the State Ministry of Transport,

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local emergency committees, divers and volunteers from the community. Thanks

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to their quick actions, over one hundred and fifty people

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have been rescued so far. Just last week, the Deputy

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Governor of the state, covered Yakubugaba, mentioned that one eight

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two people had lost their lives in both accidents across

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Nija State over the past three years. He sheld us

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during an event for one maritime Day in Winna, where

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he also announced the distribution of platy three five year

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glass boats to help make water travel safer. Nija State

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government has commiserated with the Brim families, saying the recording

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rates of both accidents in the state is warrisome. Nija

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State Governor Fama one hundred the Marumbago expresses sadness over

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the boat misshap that occurred Riven Niger upstript Jervadam, a

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margical community of local Local government area, which claimed lives

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of many people, including women and children. The Farmer Governor,

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in a coulnorance message by his chief Press secretary Bologi Ibrahim,

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describes the incident as unfortunate and disheartening. He says the

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recurring cases of bold mishaps in the states over the

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past few years is worrisome, pointing out that government would

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redouble efforts to ensure strength compliance to certain majules to

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tell the ugly trend. The Farmer Governor, who sympathizes with

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the leadership and people of local local government area over

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the incident, also commiserates with the family of the victims.

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He prays that Allah will repose the souls of the departed,

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comfort the berieved and grand quick recovery to those injured.

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It was reported that a bolt conveying about three hundred people,

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mostly women and children, was selling from Mundi community for

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Mulude celebration capsized on River Niger upstream Jamba Dam at

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Marginal Community, local Local Government Area. The Nijer State Emergency

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Management Agency and EMMA, in collaboration with relevant mds, local

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divers and volunteers, among the others, are carrying out search

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and rescue operations. About one hundred and fifty people have

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been rescued alive so far, while sixteen corpses have been recovered.

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The government press release rates has issued on Thursday since

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