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3 Persons Confirmed Dead After Boat Carrying 20 Passengers Capsized In Lagos

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6 years ago

November 8, 2018

At least three persons have been killed after a boat carrying 20 passengers capsized in Lagos.
Three persons have been confirmed dead after a boat conveying about twenty passengers capsized in Lagos, The Guardian has reported.

It was gathered that the boat was enroute Ojo from Coconut jetty, a suburb in Lagos when the sad incident happened.

Although there was yet to be a report on the state of safety of the remaining seventeen accident victims, but three were confirmed dead at the scene of the accudent Wednesday night.

“Three people have died and five others missing as boat conveying 20 passengers capzised mid-sea in Lagos yesterday night,” a source told The Guardian.

“A 20-capacity passenger boat with 18 passengers and two crew members had capzised mid-sea enroute Ojo from Coconut jetty, a suburb in Lagos.”