A speed boat belonging to Oke’ra-Nla Boat
Association in the Ajah area of Lagos over the
weekend capsized leaving four people dead
with one person missing
According to reports, the boat, with 22
passengers on board, was heading towards
Bayeku from Oke-Ira when it capsized. While
some witnesses say the boat hit a stone as it
ferried along the waters, other accounts say
another boat hit it from behind after the ill-
fated boat experienced boisterous water
waves which the boat could not control from
behind, resulting in it capsizing. Continue...
According to Vanguard, Seventeen persons
were rescued while four bodies identified to
be the bodies of some carpenters who were
returning from Ajah after a week long job
there were recovered. One person's body is
yet to be found. Reports say some pf the
passengers refused to wear their life jackets
for fear of contracting the deadly Ebola virus.
Meanwhile the owner of the boat as well as
the operator of the boat are currently being
questioned by the police and the Lagos State
Waterways Agency, LASWA.
