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Many kids among '50 killed' in Nigeria boat capsize

PerthNow · 21 August 2026 at 3:06 am

Many kids among '50 killed' in Nigeria boat capsize

A boat has capsized in a river in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 50 people dead, authorities and witnesses say.

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