Several passengers on the boat in Anambra are thought dead.

A boat with an engine that was carrying roughly 85 passengers capsized, killing no less than 76 people.

Approximately 85 people were on board the unfortunate boat when it sank while traveling to Nkwo Market in Ogbakuba in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State from Onukwu Bridge.

The event took place early on Saturday.

Only nine people have reportedly been saved, and the remainder have not yet been located, according to sources.

The event occurred on Saturday morning, according to unconfirmed government sources from a State Emergency Management Authority official, though details of the incident are still vague.

It has happened, he declared. This morning, an engine boat carrying approximately 85 persons capsized while traveling to Nkwo Ogbakuba market from Onukwu Bridge Ossomala. Only nine people were saved; the other passengers have not been located.

“I wasn’t present when the boat loaded, but according to the unofficial information we received, 85 people were on board.”