At least 24 passengers escaped death by the whiskers when two boats collided and capsized in Ojo area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the accident which occurred Friday night close to the Ojo Terminal involved two open fiber boats.
Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel who confirmed the incident, said one of the boats was driving at full capacity with 22 passengers, while the other had just the boat captain and deckhand on board.
He said immediately the incident occurred the patrol team at the Ojo Terminal was able to move swiftly to rescue the situation.
“One boat was going from Liverpool to Ojo while the other was doing a return trip from same location.
“LASWA response team were able to rescue all passengers from the capsized boat and transported them to shore, no lives were lost,” Emmanuel said.
He said the affected boats (Toba Marine & Eco Lima) are presently in the custody of LASWA at the terminal…
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