16 passengers untraceable, in Lagos boat accident

Two passengers died as a boat accident occurred on Friday night around the Mile 2 area.

This was unveiled via a statement released by the Lagos Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mrs Sarat Braimah, on Saturday.

The area manager revealed that 16 passengers who were on board the ill-fated boat have remained untraceable.

“At about 7.45 p.m., on July 8, the National Inland Waterways Authority and the Lagos State Waterways Authority received a distress call of an incident on the waterways.

“A W19 passenger Fibre boat carrying about 16 people capsized along the Ojo area of the state.

“The boat from Mile 2 to Ibeshe in the Ojo axis broke the waterways rules of late travelling by setting sail at 7.45 p.m.,” she said.

“It is said that all passengers on board, including children, were not all wearing their life jackets.