Sept. 3, 2025
A boat mishap has claimed 29 lives in Gausawa community in Malale ward of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger.
Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General of Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said that the boat took off from Tungan Sule in Shagunu ward with 90 people on board who were going to Dugga for a condolence visit.
He said that the boat collided with a tree stump, which resulted in the tragic incident.
Twenty nine dead bodies have been recovered and 50 persons were rescued alive while two people are still missing, adding that search and rescue operations was ongoing.
“As at the time of filing this report, 29 dead bodies have been recovered with 50 persons rescued alive while 2 people are still missing.
“Overloading and collision with the tree stump are believed to have caused the mishap,” he said.
