Another Boat Capsize In Lagos, 16 Passengers Missing
By People’s Voice Nigeria | News
The accident, which occurred on Friday night, is coming barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around the Ikorodu area leading to the death of two passengers.
Braimah said that 16 passengers on board the ill-fated boat were yet to be accounted for.
“At about 7.45 p.m., on July 8, the National Inland Waterways Authority and Lagos State Waterways Authority received a distress call of an incident on the waterways,” Braimah said.
“The search and rescue team of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), National Inland Waterways (NIWA) were immediately mobilised to the scene of the incident but unfortunately could only find the boat after several hours.