Seven young girls aged 10-12 drowned Thursday night through Friday when their boat sank in a Jigawa State River in the north Nigeria, the police announced today.
The girls were returning home from the opposite bank of the Gassania River in the Aujo district after attending a religious ceremony for the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, police spokesman Lauan Siisu said.
Three of the girls aboard the boat were rescued.
In a hurry to return home, they decided at around midnight to get into the boat anchored alone on the deserted river bank and lead it across the road, Shiissuo explained.
Shipwrecks are common in Nigerian rivers. Usually the boats are overloaded or outdated or do not comply with safety regulations. About 100 people drowned in May when their boat capsized and sank in the state of Kebi in northwestern Nigeria.
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