at least 26 people died in Niger in the central part of Nigeria when overturning the ferry.
The ship turned up on the Mokva River, said the head of the region of the same name, Djibrim Mupare.
According to him, as a result of the incident there are many wounded.
He added that search work is currently underway to detect missing passengers.
The authorities are afraid of the growth of the number of victims.
In Nigeria, in the rainy season on rivers, sometimes disasters with boats occur.
In Nigeria, in the rainy season on the rivers, similar disasters with the courts often occur.
On the eve of Adamava, a boat sank due to bad weather conditions, 15 people died.