No fewer than 24 farmers lost their lives while several others are missing in a mishap involving a passenger boat in Gbajibo Community, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was learnt that the victims were from Gbajibo, Ekwa and Yankeiade, all in Mokwa LGA.
Chairman, Mokwa LGA, Jibrin Abdullahi Muregi, who confirmed the incident, said local divers had so far recovered 21 corpses.
Muregi added that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning.
But officials of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency said they were collecting data to know the number of people involved but confirmed the incident.
Number of passengers on board as at the time of filing this report could not be established.
The development comes days after a boat conveying some persons, especially women and children, capsized in Yola, leading to loss of lives.
As of Sunday morning, rescue officials were still at the scene.