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Four teenage girls die after boat capsizes in Jigawa pond

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 09:45 UTC
Four teenage girls die after boat capsizes in Jigawa pond
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Four teenage girls died when a boat carrying eight passengers overturned at Dudduru Pond in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, according to Punch Nigeria. The available report does not provide further details about the incident, including the identities of those involved or the circumstances surrounding the capsizing.

Four teenage girls have died after a boat capsized at Dudduru Pond in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Punch Nigeria reports. The boat was carrying eight passengers when it overturned. The four girls were among those on board, but the supplied report does not state what happened to the other passengers.

No further details are available in the source material about when the incident occurred, what caused the boat to capsize, or whether rescue operations were conducted. The report also does not identify the victims or provide information about any official response. The incident was reported in connection with Dudduru Pond, in the Dutse local government area of the north-western Nigerian state.

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