Boat mishap

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for proper investigation into the July 8, Mile 2-Ibeshe boat accident in Lagos State, in which 16 lives were lost. While expressing sadness at the boat accident on Monday, July 11,…

Twenty-eight bodies have been recovered by divers from the scene of Saturday’s boat mishap in Tijana village of Munya Local Government Area of Niger state. Mallam Ahmed Inga, Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency,…

Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command has announced that one of its officer, Inspector of Customs (IC) Ajayi A.S. has died in a boat mishap. The service’s Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in a…

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident in Lambara Dam in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Confirming the incident, a government official in the state, Dandi Ango Shagari said the incident occurred on Monday…

Two persons have lost their lives and one other declared missing after a boat conveying seven passengers to the Offin area of Ikorodu capsized into the Lagos lagoon. Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said four people were rescued…

Lagos State Government has on Monday arraigned a boat operator, Happiness Elebiju, before a High Court in Ikeja for allegedly causing the death of 12 passengers while conveying them to their destination. On July 29, passengers of the…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sympathized with families of the victims of a boat mishap that occurred while crossing River Benue. Twenty-one persons have been declared missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in…