Boat capsizes in Lagos, 6 drowned, 22 Missing

Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye disclosed that, among the rescued from the Lagos capsized boat, 6 persons have died and 22 others, who also fell of the boat were rescued by local divers.

Farinloye said, “We were told that a boat with 28 passengers capsized around 6pm in the Majidun River. Local divers were said to have jumped into the water and evacuated 22 people.

The boat capsized between Eko bridge and Ikorodu Waterways in Lagos on Wednesday, April 2. NEMA officials along with men of the Nigerian Navy and the marine policemen officials of the National Inland Waterways Authority are patrolling the water in a bid to recover bodies.