A pregnant woman has died in a
boat mishap that occurred in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state yesterday Saturday
June 29th.
According to reports, the boat
which was transiting from Badore to Egbin in Ijede Ikorodu, capsized at about
10pm.
Three persons survived the
incident while 16 others have been
declared missing.
None of the passengers were
putting on a life jacket when the incident happened. The survivors said the
boat driver who was not on duty, was returning from where he had gone to repair
his boat when he met them and they pleaded with him to take them to Egbin.
Sadly, the boat capsized shortly
after takeoff. The boat driver is also
among the missing persons. Efforts are being made to find and rescue the missing
ones.
The Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency (LASEMA) confirming the accident, attributed it to overloading. Olufemi
Oke-Osanyintolu, chief executive officer of the agency, said two corpses had
been recovered while rescue operation was ongoing.
“The boat allegedly capsized due
to overloading. It was gathered that the boat was overturned by the heavy
current three persons were rescued and were taken to hospital,” he said in a
statement.
“Unfortunately, the lifeless body
of an adult female, identified as Aniyikaye Oluwaseunfunmi, 40 years old and
unnamed person were found and bagged by the agency’s response team.
“Rescue and recovery efforts
continue for the other missing passengers by LASEMA , LASWA officials and the
Marine Police.”
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