By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck Friday night in Lagos when a 14-passenger capacity boat along Ebute-Ero Jetty, suddenly capsized. Two p...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Tragedy struck Friday night in Lagos when a 14-passenger capacity boat along Ebute-Ero Jetty, suddenly capsized. Two persons were confirmed dead in the Lagos boat accident, while 10 persons were rescued.
According to a report, two persons were still missing, including the captain of the ill-fated boat accident.
The occupants of the boat were said to be on an expedition from the jetty en route to Ikorodu, in apparent violation of night-time restrictions on water travel, when the incident happened at about 8p.m.
Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, confirmed the Lagos boat incident.
According to him, “on arrival at the incident scene, information gathered was that 14 people on a local boat expedition were inside a boat that capsized around 8p.m., having departed Ebute-Ero en route to Ikorodu.
“Search-and-rescue operations commenced under extremely challenging nightfall conditions. 10 persons were rescued, while two dead bodies were recovered. The captain of the boat is still missing.”
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