NEMA confirms four dead in another Lagos boat mishap

The National Emergency Management Agency says
four passengers lost their lives in another boat
mishap in Lagos on Saturday morning

. According to
NEMA, the accident occurred at Badore in Eti-Osa
Local Government Area of the state at about 10am.
The South West spokesman for the agency, Ibrahim
Farinloye, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement

The National Emergency Management Agency says

four passengers lost their lives in another boat
mishap in Lagos on Saturday morning.


According to NEMA, the accident occurred at Badore
in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state at
about 10am.

The South West spokesman for the agency, Ibrahim
Farinloye, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement
obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Farinloye, however, said 13 passengers were
rescued.

He said the boat with 17 passengers on board
capsized at Badore.
He said: “The incident occurred at about 10.00 this
morning.

“The boat with 17 people on board which was coming
from Ijede capsized at Badore.
“Four people died while 13 others were rescued.”
Dr. Bandele Onimode, the South West Zonal
Coordinator of the agency, also confirmed that 13
passengers were rescued with help from some
agencies.

Onimole lauded the Lagos State Waterways Authority,
the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency and the
Marine Police for the rescue efforts.

He said the bodies had been taken to Ijede Hospital
morgue.

NAN.