Nigeria: Niger Tragedy - Kicked Out By Bandits, Killed in Boat Mishap

Recently, a boat mishap in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State led to the death of 35 people.

The latest incident, which is one in the series of many boat mishaps in the state and other parts of the country, has brought to fore how lack of enforcement of regulations and flagrant violations of rules by operators on the nation's waterways have led to loss of lives, Daily Trust reports.

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