Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- A wedding ceremony ended in grief on Sunday when an overcrowded passenger boat overturned at dusk, killing 14 people participating in the ceremony in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State in North-west Nigeria.

The deceased included 12 sisters of the bride.

The tragedy occurred in Gumbi village after the sisters and other community members accompanied the bride to her husband's home in Gwarzo village across the river in the Ngaski Local Government Area.

The Chairperson of Yauri Local Government, Abubakar Shuaibu, said the group was returning home when their boat capsized.

"The celebrants were on their way back home when the boat capsized, and over 100 people were thrown into the water. 14 people, consisting of...