Boat accident wey happen for Niger River for southern Nigeria don kill at least 26 pipo.
Traders bin dey carry boat from one area for Kogi State go market for Illushi wey dey Edo State for di other side of di river bank when di accident happen on Tuesday, na wetin Kogi State authorities tok.
"Reports don show say di unfortunate incident don allegedly claim di lives of not less than 26 passengers," Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Kogi State commissioner for information, tok for one statement wey im post for X.
Di national rescue agency, NEMA, tok give AFP on Wednesday say dem don send teams go di scene.
Other incidents
Last month, one crowded ferry boat capsize for Niger State after e reportedly jam tree stump, wey drown at least 32 pipo.
For late August, one boat wey carry about 50 pipo capsize for northwestern Sokoto State, wey kill three and leave 25 others miss.
"We dey beg our people, especially di ones wey dey riverine areas, make dem always put safety first by no overload di boat and by use life jackets and other safety measures anytime dem wan travel by water," Fanwo add.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for one statement for X tok say e dey feel "deep sorrow for di unfortunate incident... especially as di victims dey try hustle for better life."
Vulnerable to flooding
Tinubu "don beg again make di people wey dey run water transportation put safety first before money matter for di work wey dem dey do every day," na wetin e tok.
Kogi State dey particularly prone to flooding during rainy season, wey dey usually last from March reach November for di area.
Few hundred kilometres upstream from where di accident happen, for Lokoja, di Niger River – wey be di third longest river for Africa – dey join with di main tributary Benue River.
Plenty riverside communities suffer flooding for September.
Climate change
Di Ibaji area, wey di traders take off from for di latest boat accident, na di region wey dey produce rice well well.
Heavy rainfall dey cause di river water to flood, wey dey make navigation very dangerous.
According to wetin local authorities tok, flooding don make 76,000 people comot from dia houses last year.
Scientists don warn say climate change dey cause more extreme weather patterns.
