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No fewer than 150 suspected bandits reportedly drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in the Sabon Gida area of Sokoto State on Saturday evening.
Local sources told Zagazola Makama that the vessel, which was transporting a large number of armed men, overturned while crossing a water body in the area.
Eyewitnesses said the occupants were thrown into the water when the boat capsized.
“Preliminary information suggests that many of them could not swim, leading to heavy casualties,” a source said.
Initial reports indicate that none of the occupants survived the incident.
Meanwhile, security agencies have not officially confirmed the casualties as of the filing of this report.
