Boat engine explosion kills at least 20 in southern Nigeria

The engine of a wooden boat exploded and sank in a river in southern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, local police said Thursday.

The explosion and sinking on the Ezetu 1 River a day earlier was the latest in a series of deadly boat accidents that increasingly point to regulatory failures.

It was unclear what might have caused the boat’s engine to explode Wednesday, Musa Muhammed, spokesperson for the Bayelsa police, said.

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