A passenger boat capsized in Lagos on Monday. One
passenger drowned, and nine were rescued.
The boat was heading to Coconut Island, but
capsized between Ojo and Tin Can Island, Vanguard
reports.
All passengers on board the boat were reportedly
wearing life jackets, including the individual that drowned. But when the boat
capsized, the life jacket of the man floated away, causing him to drown.
Information Officer of the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed
the incident.
“From my interview with the survivors, waves
from four bigger boats that passed beside the boat at that time caused it to
lose balance, and the passengers began to panic. This further caused the boat
to capsize,” he said.
The body of the man who drowned is yet to be
recovered, however; authorities continue to search.
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