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Nigeria: 47 Dead As Boat Capsizes in Sokoto

Published by AllAfrica 21 August 2026 at 09:07
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Nigeria: 47 Dead As Boat Capsizes in Sokoto
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[Vanguard] Officials have told the Associated Press that 47 people died when a boat capsized in a river in Sokoto State on Thursday.

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