Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing passengers after a boat accident in Sokoto state, the authorities have said. The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said the boat was carrying more than 50 people to a local market when it capsized in the River Goronyo on Sunday.

Rescue teams in Sokoto State, Nigeria are searching for more than 40 people who went missing after an overloaded boat overturned on Sunday, August 17, 2025.The boat was en route to Goronyo