A 20-seater boat, carrying
17 passengers and two-crew members, from Ijede area of Ikorodu heading to
Badore in Lekki area of Lagos, has capsized “killing seven passengers this
morning.”
The tragedy, which
reportedly happened at about 10.20 a.m today, Saturday however recorded four
persons rescued and eight others are still missing.
Reports
says rescue operation was carried out by the combined effort of Lagos State
Water Ways Authority, Marine Police, National Inland Water Ways
Authority, Emergency Response Team of Lagos State Emergency Management
Agency, LASEMA; Lagos State Fire Service and local divers.
According to Channels TV, a Spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Southwest, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, 13 of the occupants of the boat were
rescued while one reportedly died in a hospital in Ajah.
The remaining 12 are said to be receiving treatment in the hospital.
As at the time of the phone call, Mr Farinloye explains how the incident happened.
“We received a distress call at about 10:25am about a boat mishap with 17 passengers on board, immediately we mobilized the Marine Police, National Island Waterways and Lagos State Waterways Agency to search and rescue the victims.”
He explained that the cause of the accident was a pile up of sand along their route which the boat did not see and ran into it.
He added that two more people are yet to be found although there are conflicting reports from the different rescue agencies but he added that “some people are dead while 11 people have been rescued”.
The remaining 12 are said to be receiving treatment in the hospital.
As at the time of the phone call, Mr Farinloye explains how the incident happened.
“We received a distress call at about 10:25am about a boat mishap with 17 passengers on board, immediately we mobilized the Marine Police, National Island Waterways and Lagos State Waterways Agency to search and rescue the victims.”
He explained that the cause of the accident was a pile up of sand along their route which the boat did not see and ran into it.
He added that two more people are yet to be found although there are conflicting reports from the different rescue agencies but he added that “some people are dead while 11 people have been rescued”.
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