Seven bodies have been buried in Mai’Aduwa Village in Katsina, Northern Nigeria after their boat capsized while returning from an end-of-fasting prayer.
Their funerals were held in the evening of Thursday after divers recovered their bodies in the remote area of Mai’Aduwa in Katsina State, according to emergency officials.
It was learnt that most of the victims were women and children returning from a village they had visited for the Eid holiday earlier this week.
Two people survived, but it is still not clear what caused the boat to overturn.
Officials say boat services in the area, where many rely on the vessels for fishing and transport, will not resume until more safety measures are put in place.
Such accidents are frequent in Nigeria, often blamed on the poor maintenance of the boats, overloading and bad weather.
Katsina is one of the states of the North bedeviled by kidnapping and insurgency with incessant deaths.
Additional Reports From BBC
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