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.

BREAKING NEWS: Federal High Court In Lagos Bans Tolls Collection On Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge

A Federal High Court Judge in Lagos, Justice Saliu Saidu, has on Thursday forbidden and barred the Lagos State Government from further collecting of toll fee from users of the Lekki-Ikoyi Suspension Bridge.

The Judge  held that the power of control of all navigable waterways in Nigeria, resides with the federal government.

The suit was instituted against the  Attorney-General of the Federation, the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Lagos State Government and the state Attorney-General by civil rights lawyer, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.