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At least 40 children dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria

TimesLIVE · 20 August 2026 at 18:13

At least 40 children dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 40 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.

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Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered

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At least 40 children dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria

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Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered

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