13 more corpses recovered from Lagos boat mishap

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According to the Zonal Coordinator, South-West of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, 13 more corpses have been recovered from the ill-fated boat that capsized on Saturday. Reports say that the boat was sailing from Mile 2 to Ibeshe when the accident occurred. With the additional bodies recovered, the number of dead bodies recovered so far is now 17.

He revealed this on Sunday in a statement, and the statement goes thus:

It has been found out that illegal operators are rendering services after the end of official hours of 7:00pm, thereby violating the Inland Waterway operations rules.

It was revealed that the regulatory bodies have tried to stamp out illegal operations of small boat operators who hardly use life jackets after official hours but more efforts will be put in place to stop them.

It was also observed that wooden boats are not permitted to be used as passengers’ boat but it is only at these odd hours the illegal operators always put the lives of unsuspecting passengers at risk.

Efforts are on to address the gaps with all stakeholders such as Nigerian Navy’s Special Boat Service, Association of Boat/Ferry Operators of Nigeria, LASWA, NIWA, NEMA and Marine Police to address the situation.

 

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