Twenty-eight people have died as a result of a boat mishap in the Gidan-Magana village of Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

He said, “The victims who were 34 in number were going to Bodiyawa village in a canoe early in the morning today (Wednesday), and as they were moving in the water, the canoe hit a tree and capsized.” ~The punch

Speaking to The PUNCH, the village head of Gidan-Magana, Mohammed Auwalu, said the incident happened on Wednesday morning while the victims were crossing the water on a boat, heading to a nearby village called Badiyawa.

Narrating the incident, Auwalu said the boat was carrying 34 people – mostly women and children, but along the line, it plunged into a log beneath the water and capsized.