CITIZENS COMPASS —A passenger – boat in Lagos State has capsized leaving one of the passengers dead and 15 rescued by local divers.
The incident occurred at about 6.50p.m on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, when the Ibeshe, Ikorodu – bound ferry named Tee Ben departed from Addax jetty in Victoria Island.
However, the journey was terminated mid-way when the boat with 17 passengers on board had a collusion with an unforeseen shoreline concrete at a construction site around the power line corridor at the Lekki Ikoyi Link Bridge.
Rescue operations were said to have commenced immediately and 15 persons were rescued.
Unfortunately, one person did not survive the incident.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Wuraola Alake, said in a statement, “At about 6.50pm today Wednesday 21, 2024, an Ibeshe bound passenger ferry named Tee Ben having departed from Addax jetty, had a collusion with an unforeseen shoreline concrete at a construction site around the power line corridor at the Lekki Ikoyi Link Bridge.
“About 15 out of the 17 passengers said to be on board this boat have been rescued with one casualty confirmed, while rescue effort is still ongoing as at the time of writing this statement.
“Officers from the Search and Rescue Unit of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, the Marine Unit of the Nigerian Police Force and other relevant agencies were still at the incident location carrying out further rescue Operations.”
