More than 100 people have drowned and more are missing after a boat carrying them down the River Niger in south-western Nigeria capsized, authorities say.
The vessel was carrying more than 300 passengers travelling from Kwara state to Niger state after a wedding ceremony.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing to find more victims, officials said.
The boat capsized after it crashed into a tree, a traditional local ruler said.
“Dozens of people were feared killed and many others [are] still missing”, a statement from the Kwara state Governor Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq said on Tuesday.
The Emir of Patigi, Ibrahim Umar Bologi II – the traditional ruler of the area where it happened – said more than 150 people had died.
(BBC News)
