At least 16 farmers died in a similar accident in Sokoto State in August 2024, when a wooden canoe carrying them across a river to their rice fields capsized. Last month, at least 13 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat ferrying about 100 passengers capsized in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria.

At least 25 people have been rescued and 25 others are still missing two days after a boat carrying about 50 passengers capsized in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto State, emergency services said on Tuesday.

At least 30 people, mostly traders, are feared to have died after an overloaded boat capsized in Sokoto State. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said its Sokoto operations office deployed a response team to assist in rescue efforts,