No fewer than 100 passengers – mostly women and children – were on board a boat that capsized in the Benue River.
The passengers were said to be returning to Binnari, a community in Karim-Lamido Local Government from Mayorenero fish market in Ardo-Kola Local Government, all in Taraba State, Northcentral.
Taraba has major rivers that form part of the tributaries of the Benue River.
The boat capsized was said to have capsized on Saturday.
The Acting Chairman of Inland Water Transporters in the state, Jidda Mayorenero, told reporters that 15 bodies were recovered after the accident.
Confirming the accident, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government, Dalhatu Kawu, described it as tragic.