One person has been confirmed dead and 16 others rescued after a 17-passenger boat on its way to Ikorodu from CMS ferry terminal capsized on Monday.
Gatekeepers News reports that Sarat Braimah, Lagos area manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the development to newsmen.
Braimah said the accident took place around 4:35 pm, adding that the incident occurred 15 minutes after the boat left the CMS terminal.
“A 17-passenger boat named ‘TEMI 3 Global’, which departed from CMS Ferry Terminal at 4:35 pm en route Ikorodu Ferry Terminal on Sept. 27, was involved in an accident,” a statement by the NIWA area manager reads.
“Fifteen minutes into the journey, near Adekunle Waterfront, the boat hit an underwater obstacle which broke the hull of the boat and this resulted in the capsize of the boat.
“There was immediate mobilisation to the site of the incident by National Inland Waterways Authority Search and Rescue Team, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Marine Police, fishermen and other boat operators, leading to the rescue of 16 persons alive, while one person died while on the way to the hospital.
“We sincerely condole with the family of the deceased and pray for the soul of the dead to rest in perfect peace.”
