Mallam Ahmed Inga, the Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, told newsmen in Minna on Sunday that the number of people on board was about 100.
According to him, 28 bodies have been recovered, 65 people rescued, while search for the remaining seven was ongoing.
A local boat carrying about 100 people, including women and children, capsized at about 6:00pm on Saturday, midway into its two hours journey.
The six-month old local boat capsized due to a heavy windstorm occasioned by Saturday’s evening rain in the area.
The villagers were said to be returning from a local market in Zumba village of Shiroro Local Government Area.
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