On 1st of October 2013, 8 commercial boat passengers met
their untimely demise while travelling from Sagboki village towards Apapa
Lagoon in Lagos State.
It all started when their boat ran into a turbulence after
which the boat driver lost control and the boat capsized.
Out of the 19 passengers on board, 8 of them who couldn’t
swim drowned before rescuers could reach the scene. The 11 others managed to
swim back to shore to alert boat operators.
However, local rescue operators were said to have rescued 11
persons, including two teenagers who were heading to Liverpool to sell dried
fish.
When contacted, the Lagos State Deputy Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Chukwuma Ozoani, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP),
confirmed the incident.
He said: “The incident is true and according to the
information at my disposal, only two persons allegedly drowned while seven
persons were rescued.
“At the moment, rescue operations are ongoing by operatives
of the Marine Police to see if any more persons will be rescued. The deceased
persons would be taken to the morgue.”
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