Search and Rescue team recovered 47 bodies from the river after a boat mishap in Gorau, Goronyo Local Government Area, Sokoto State.

The victims were among the over 70 farmers being conveyed across the river to their rice fields on the other side of the river when the boat capsized on Thursday.

Meanwhile, there were two survivors - the boat operator and the village head.

The recovered bodies have since been buried according to Islamic rites.

Rescue and recovery joint-team comprising personnel of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, security agencies and the Nigerian Red Cross Society were mobilized to the scene.

The teams, supported by local divers, continued the search for other missing passengers and their belongings.