Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said the bodies of the victims of the Ogbaru boat mishap are still being searched for in the water.
A native of the area, Eze Ogbugbulu, said the 16 bodies recovered included children.
The boat carrying 85 passengers capsized in River Niger, Anambra State at the weekend, with 76 of them feared dead
Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, Paul Odenigbo, said nine persons were rescued.
