Six Students Drown As Boat Capsizes In Lagos

It was a sad experience at Irawe area of Ojo, Lagos State yesterday after a canoe taking 14 students capsized. Sadly, six of the school children reportedly drowned, while eight others and the driver, survived. The event happened after another canoe ran into the passenger boat.

The rescued children were said to be students from primary school and secondary school pupils. The survivors are currently receiving treatment at Igando General Hospital.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, were informed of the incident and  got to the scene to rescue the victims.
The bodies of the six missing children, suspected to have drowned, were yet to be found.
The LASEMA’s General Manager, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the children were not putting on live jacket when the accident occurred, he said the rescue operation was done by the Local Emergency Committee, led by the Executive Secretary of Ojo Local Government Area.
He mentioned that the rescue team are still hopeful of finding the children in the water.