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Locals say no government rescue workers have arrived, so they are searching the Niger River themselves after at least 106 people were killed.
Recovery efforts are continuing for dozens of people believed to still be missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in central Nigeria three days ago, killing at least 106 people.
Police told Al Jazeera on Thursday that at least 144 people have been rescued after Monday night’s accident on the Niger River near the Pategi area of Kwara state.
The accident happened when part of the large wooden boat collapsed, taking in water before capsizing, Kwara…
