One person has been confirmed dead, sixteen others rescued as boat capsize in Lagos.
The boat was said to have departed the CMS Ferry Terminal at 4:35pm, and capsize 15 minutes after. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) chairman, Mrs Sarat Braimah, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
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Braimah said that the boat was involved in an accident 15 minutes after it left the CMS terminal.
“A 17 passenger boat named ‘TEMI 3 Global’ which departed from CMS Ferry Terminal at 4:35p:m enroute Ikorodu Ferry Terminal on Sept. 27, was involved in an accident.