Boat Carrying Nigerian Students Capsizes, Killing at Least 29

Boat Carrying Nigerian Students Capsizes, Killing at Least 29
A map of Kano state in northern Nigeria. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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KANO, Nigeria—A boat carrying Nigerian students capsized in Kano state in northern Nigeria, killing at least 29, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

The boat on the Watari dam was carrying roughly 40 students from an Islamic school, most of whom were under 18, and capsized around 5:30 a.m. local time Tuesday evening, a local government official said.