The Chairman National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Farinloye, on Tuesday evening announced that more than 10 passengers escaped death as their boat capsized in Lagos.
Farinloye revealed that the boat took off from Lagos Island going to Ikorodu before it capsized, but with the special support by operators and volunteers, they pulled resources together, and rescued the passengers.
He added that the authority was still compiling information about the accident and the cause.
Lagos state Waterways Authority (LASWA) had on June 18, celebrated zero record of boat mishap in the last six months in the state waterways.