An unspecified number of passengers were feared in a boat accident in Shagari local government area of Sokoto State on Thursday.
The Special Adviser on the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to the Governor, Aminu Bodinga, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday.
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He said officials of SEMA and other emergency responders had been deployed to the scene of the accident for rescue operations.
The remaining agencies involved in the operations are the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
The incident was the second in Sokoto in the last two weeks.
At least three people were confirmed dead and 20 others missing in a similar incident in the North-West state on August 15.
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