Lagos: Boat Capsizes, Six Feared Dead

At least six passengers on board a wooden boat are feared dead after the boat capsized in a lagoon in the Majidun area of Ikorodu in Lagos State yesterday evening.

However, 22 others, who also fell off the boat were rescued by local divers.

The development occurred barely two weeks after 13 people died at the 4th Avenue, 42 Road, Festac Town, Festac, Lagos State.

Although details remained sketchy as of press time, rescue officials said community members confirmed the incident.

The spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency, South-West zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, has disclosed to the media that  22 people have been recovered from the water while six remained unaccounted for.

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.

“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.”