At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria
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{ "epilogue": "An overloaded boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria's Sokoto state, leaving dozens of people dead, including around 40 children. The death toll subsequently rose to 52 while several others remained missing.
Following the tragedy, an ADC gubernatorial candidate decried rising insecurity and deaths in the region." }
Epilogue added 20d ago, after coverage quieted.
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At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria Reuters · 49d ago broke it first
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