Rescue efforts ongoing (photo credit: Vanguard)
Five persons have been feared dead in Lagos on Wednesday after a boat capsized on its way to Ikorodu from CMS.
Famzn News gathered that bodies of the victims were brought by a jetty at Ipakodo and taken to the General Hospital in Ikorodu by the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.
Lagos State police spokesman Chike Oti confirmed the incident and said sixteen people were rescued after the incident.
“The information reaching us from the Marine unit of the command reveals that five persons died in the Boat mishap, while 16 persons were rescued alive,” Oti said.
“Our marine team is still combing the waters to see if there are other victims in the water.
“The Commissioner of police, CP Imohimi Edgal has ordered the officer in charge of the marine unit to investigate the remote cause of the Boat accident.”