Twenty bodies have been recovered, seven rescued alive while many others are still missing following a boat mishap in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday night.
The boat, with 47 passengers on board, reportedly capsized while ferrying some adults and pupils of Madinatu Islamiyya School from Badau village heading to Bagwai to participate in Maulud celebration marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed.
The spokesman for the Kano State Fire Service, Malam Saminu Abdullahi, while confirming the accident at about 9:15pm, said 20 bodies had been recovered while the rescue operation was ongoing.
He said only seven persons were rescued alive while the remains of those that died had been deposited in a hospital.
