A speed boat belonging to Oke’ra-Nla Boat Association in the Ajah area of Lagos over the weekend capsized leaving four people dead with one person missing.
According to reports, the boat, with 22 passengers on board, was heading towards Bayeku from Oke-Ira when it capsized. While some witnesses say the boat hit a stone as it ferried along the waters, other accounts say another boat hit it from behind after the ill-fated boat experienced boisterous water waves which the boat could not control from behind, resulting in it capsizing.
According to Vanguard, Seventeen persons were rescued while four bodies identified to be the bodies of some carpenters who were returning from Ajah after a week long job there were recovered. One person’s body is yet to be found. Reports say some pf the passengers refused to wear their life jackets for fear of contracting the deadly Ebola virus.
Meanwhile the owner of the boat as well as the operator of the boat are currently being questioned by the police and the Lagos State Waterways Agency, LASWA.