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At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say

At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say

AT least 20 people are feared dead in an accident involving two passenger boats travelling from Andoni to Bonny island in Nigeria's coastal Rivers State, local officials said, the first such accident to hit the region this year. Erastus Awortu, chairman of Andoni local government area, said the incident occurred on Tuesday night along the Andoni waterways. "When we learned of the tragic development, we immediately dispatched our team to join the first responders on a rescue mission at the scene of the incident," Awortu said in a statement, without providing further details about survivors. Overcrowding and poor maintenance are…
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Gunmen kill six at Nigerian police station

Gunmen kill six at Nigerian police station

TIFE OWOLABI Armed attackers killed six people at a police station in southern Nigeria, a police spokesman said on Sunday, bringing the total number of officers killed over the weekend to 12 amid escalating violence nationwide. The attack early on Saturday morning in Akwa Ibom state killed five officers and one of their wives, spokesman Odiko Mcdon told Reuters. The killings followed three attacks on Friday night in the southern oil hub of Rivers state where seven officers were killed. Rivers is the home to Port Harcourt, the gateway to the oil-rich Delta region - while Akwa Ibom state is…
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