Just In: 3 persons confirmed dead, 12 rescued in Lagos boat tragedy

The Lagos State Emergency Management  Agency (LASEMA) , has disclosed that a boat enroute Ojo from Liverpool capsized a few minutes after take off at about 8.00pm on wednesday.

General Manager of the agency, Adesina Timayu, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the LASEMA Response unit officials who got to the scene of the incident almost immediately discovered the boat carrying 20 passengers capsized between Liverpool and Coconut under the bridge.

Futher information from the officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LSWA) , revealed that twelve of the passengers were rescued alive with the assistance of local divers while three of the passengers on board, comprising two males, one female were confirmed dead.

"The three dead  bodies are however been bagged and handed to the State Environment Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) while the woman identified as Alhaja was handed over to her family after proper documentation from the marine police officers."
 A statement on the official handle of the Lagos State Government read. The statement added search and rescue mission is still ongoing for the five missing persons. May the souls of all who lost their lives rest on.


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