THERE was serious confusion late Wednesday night on the Island of Lagos
State, following reports that a commercial boat conveying people from the
Island to Ikorodu had capsized.
Many people were feared dead in an incident that became a subject of
investigations to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and National
Inland Waterways, as well as the marine police.
Spokesperson of NEMA, South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the
mishap to the Nigerian Tribune, but stated that the search party was yet to
locate the boat as of the time of filing this report.
Farinloye, in a text message stated that “boat capsized between
waterways and Ikorodu waterways. Kindly let’s mobilise and save lives.”