(IP)- Forty people died in the Bagua region of Kano state in Nigeria when a boat capsized.

Iran PressAfrica: The boat carrying 50 students of Islam sank in the Bagwai River in the Bagwai area of Kano State in northwestern Nigeria, killing 40 people and rescuing ten others.

The boat capsized around 6:30 pm on Tuesday due to overload. 

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