The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has confirmed four persons dead in a boat mishap in the Ikorodu area of the state.

It was gathered that the boat, which took from Addax jetty in Lagos, capsized along the Ibeshe/Ikorodu channel en route to Ebute Ipakodo, Ikorodu at about 7:17 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2024.

Confirming the incident via a statement issued on Tuesday, the LASWA spokesperson, Wuraola Alake, said the submerged boat has also been recovered.

Alake, who had earlier announced the recovery of three casualties alongside the rescue of 11 passengers, in an update on the incident, said the LASWA officials have recovered an additional corpse from the scene of the boat mishap.

2 die in Lagos boat mishap

She stated: “In continuation of the search and rescue operations on the current mishap involving Oluwaseyifunmi boat, one additional corpse has been recovered along with the submerged boat from the scene of the incident.

“The exact cause of this incident is still being investigated, as some of the rescued passengers denied the claim that the affected boats were engaged in boat racing.

“The passenger at the Addax Jetty filled out no manifest before passengers boarded the boat, but 9 out of the 11 rescued passengers later filled out the manifest at the Ibeshe ferry terminal after LASAWA and other first responders had rescued them.

“At the same time, the other 2 passengers refused to put down their details.

“Eleven passengers were confirmed to be alive, while the recovered casualties have been handed over to the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority LASEMA and the State Environmental Health Management Unit (SEHMU).

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