Twenty-one passengers are feared killed when two boats collided on Monday at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The accident involving the two boats carrying 16 passengers each, collided and capsized in the middle of the lagoon.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Tuesday that the incident was reported to the Ilashe police division at about 7 pm.
He said emergency responders, including marine police and local divers, were swiftly mobilised to the scene and rescued 11 passengers who sustained injuries, adding that the injured were rushed to the Naval Hospital in Navy Town, Alakija, for medical attention.
The statement read, “On October 7, 2024, at about 7 pm, a distress call was received at the Ilashe Division reporting that two unregistered passenger boats, each carrying 16 passengers, allegedly collided in the middle of the lagoon at Imore town. As a result, the boats capsized, and the passengers drowned along with their goods.
“Based on the report, teams of conventional and marine policemen, local divers, and other emergency responders were swiftly mobilised to the scene, where 11 passengers were rescued with injuries and rushed to the Naval Hospital in Navy Town, Alakija, for medical attention.”
Hundeyin said efforts to recover bodies are currently underway and other passengers were unaccounted for, adding that an investigation into the incident is underway.
