10 persons were rescued alive after a boat mishap in Lagos State on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the boat took off from Ilashe and was en route the Ikoyi area when it capsized around 7 pm.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said all the victims were rescued alive, adding that the boat reportedly collided with an object while en route its destination.
Oke-Osanyintolu said, “Distress calls were received and upon arrival at the incident scene, it was reported that a boat had capsized around 7:24 pm while en route Ikoyi from Ilashe. The boat appears to have collided with unidentified objects.
“A second boat with seven passengers was also found to be in distress.
“A total of nine adult males and a female were involved in the incident and were rescued from the water alive. Operation is still ongoing.”
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