Amid heavy rainfall with attendant flooding, passengers numbering 18, including children, on Friday, narrowly, escaped death when the boat they were traveling in capsized midway.
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According to a source, the incident occurred at about 2 pm, when the boat en route Badagry suddenly stopped midway five minutes after cruising out of Five Cowries Terminal, Ikoyi.
When contacted, Managing Director, MD, Lagos State Water Authority, LASWA, Damilola Emmanuel, said all passengers were saved from drowning.
According to Emmanuel: “No cause for the alarm. All passengers have been successfully rescued while the boat moved to safer harbor till the heavy rain stopped and will be taken to dry dock for technical assessment.”
According to the source, the heavy rainfall with thunderstorms affected the navigation of the boat due to high tidal waves.
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