Three persons have been confirmed dead after a boat ferrying fourteen passengers capsized along the Ibeshe-Ikorodu channel of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday confirmed the incident that two bodies had been recovered and 11 passengers were rescued following the accident that occurred at about 7:17pm on Monday.
The Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Dr Damilola Emmanuel, said the last passenger’s body was recovered on Tuesday.
“We have also confirmed today that the last body has been found. This is why we always say rescue and search operations are always ongoing. We don’t like to just conclude because we are not there at the point of the incident. As we discover more and more, then we are able to also confirm. But this particular one (the third drowned passenger) you’re asking about has also passed on.”
The spokesperson for the LASWA, Wuraola Alake, was also quoted as having said in a statement:
“At about 7.17 pm today, the 26th of February 2024, a 20-passenger capacity boat named Oluwaseyifunmi, loaded with 14 passengers, was involved in an accident along the Ibeshe/Ikorodu channel en route Ebute Ipakodo Ikorodu taken off from Addax jetty, Lagos.
Meanwhile, LASWA and relevant authorities have commenced investigation into the cause of the mishap.
