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Many Feared Dead In Boats Accident in Lagos

8th October 2024

Not fewer than 21 passengers are feared drowned as their boats capsized on Monday at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

The accident was said to have occurred when two boats, each ferrying 16 passengers, collided and capsized in the middle of the lagoon.

Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in a press release on Tuesday that the incident was reported to the Ilashe police division at about 7 pm on Monday.

According to him, emergency responders, including marine police and local divers, were swiftly mobilised to the scene and 11 passengers were rescued with various degree of injuries.

He added that the injured were rushed to the Naval Hospital in Navy Town, Alakija, for medical attention.

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According to the statement , “On October 7, 2024, at about 7 pm, a distress call was received at the Ilashe Division reporting that two unregistered passenger boats, each carrying 16 passengers, allegedly collided in the middle of the lagoon at Imore town. As a result, the boats capsized, and the passengers drowned along with their goods.

“Based on the report, teams of conventional and marine policemen, local divers, and other emergency responders were swiftly mobilised to the scene, where 11 passengers were rescued with injuries and rushed to the Naval Hospital in Navy Town, Alakija, for medical attention.”

In the meantime, other passengers remain unaccounted for, but Hundeyin confirmed that efforts are currently ongoing to recover their bodies while investigating is also on to assertain the cause of the accident.

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