Metro
LAGOS BOAT MISHAP: 2 more bodies recovered
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LAWSA) on Thursday confirmed the recovery of bodies of the remaining two victims of the Tuesday boat mishap.
It will be recalled that the unfortunate incident that involved two passenger speedboats occurred at Irewe community in Ojo, near Lagos late Tuesday.
A total of 13 out of the 18 passengers involved in the accident were rescued alive while three were confirmed dead and two were declared missing.
The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, told newsmen on Thursday in Lagos that the bodies of the last two victims were recovered at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Emmanuel condemned the reckless disregard to safety regulations by some boat operators.
READ ALSO: Ondo govt bans ‘Okada’ operators
He said the authority would not relent on its efforts to ensure full compliance with safety regulations by boat operators to make the waterways safe.
The LAWSA boss had in a statement on Tuesday said that 13 people were rescued alive in the incident, three others were confirmed dead, while rescue operation for the remaining two victims had continued.
He said that the head-on collision which occurred around 6:10 p.m., involved two passenger speedboats along the creek in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State.
He narrated that there were 10 passengers in the boat from Ojo Jetty and eight passengers in the other from Irewe community when the incident occurred.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...