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Monday 15 September 2014

Four die, one missing in Lagos boat mishap

A speed boat belonging to Oke’ra-Nla Boat Association in the Ajah area of Lagos over the weekend capsized leaving four people dead with one person missing

According to reports, the boat, with 22 passengers on board, was heading towards Bayeku from Oke-Ira when it capsized. While some witnesses say the boat hit a stone as it ferried along the waters, other accounts say another boat hit it from behind after the ill-fated boat experienced boisterous water waves which the boat could not control from behind, resulting in it capsizing. Continue...
According to Vanguard, Seventeen persons were rescued while four bodies identified to be the bodies of some carpenters who were returning from Ajah after a week long job there were recovered. One person's body is yet to be found. Reports say some pf the passengers refused to wear their life jackets for fear of contracting the deadly Ebola virus.     

Meanwhile the owner of the boat as well as the operator of the boat are currently being questioned by the police and the Lagos State Waterways Agency,  LASWA.
at 9/15/2014 08:48:00 am

31 comments:

  1. Unknown15 September 2014 at 08:52

    Wat a bad news. May their souls rest in peace. Amen.

    I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

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  2. Bishop Dammy15 September 2014 at 08:55

    The souls of the dead RIP.. It is well psalm 118:17. BishopDammy#

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  3. Al Tequila15 September 2014 at 08:56

    Na wah ooh. So so calamity. Prophet Temitope Joshua did not foresee this one. Prophet Temitope Joshua did not foresee the calamity at his business / "church." Maybe Temitope Joshua is NOT a prophet?

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  4. Unknown15 September 2014 at 08:58

    Pls God ntin should happen to d miss people.

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  5. Olumide Abiodun15 September 2014 at 08:59

    Whoa! This is a very bad way to die. I never get on those things cos I don't know how to swim...but weren't the passengers all given life-jackets? That is standard procedure for trips like that. So that, even if the boat capsizes, the people that can't swim will stay afloat till rescuers come.



    Are You A One Minute Man?

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  6. BONARIO NNAGS15 September 2014 at 09:07

    May the souls of the dead rest in peace.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  7. Unknown15 September 2014 at 09:18

    So sad.rip to the dead
    Face of lib

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  8. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 09:21

    "four dead one missing".

    Aunty linda i am only 10years...i do not think your caption grammar is correct please pay more attention to your grammar.

    thank you.

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    1. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 17:26

      Can you tell us what you think is wrong with the grammar ?

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  9. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 09:24

    Sad event, again. Ça va?

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  10. Debbie Chelsea15 September 2014 at 09:26

    I am so afriad of boats eh...RIP to dem

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  11. oge shaya15 September 2014 at 09:27

    People die from fear of ebola than ebola itself. Smh

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  12. bunmi15 September 2014 at 09:29

    Help dem lord

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  13. ary15 September 2014 at 09:40

    again?!

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  14. Bonita Bislam15 September 2014 at 09:45

    Tragedy everyday

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  15. yawanow15 September 2014 at 10:00

    Not again....
    May the departed souls rest in peace

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  16. Unknown15 September 2014 at 10:23

    May their souls rest in peace. ######QUEENMAYA######

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  17. Unknown15 September 2014 at 11:11

    Boats,be it d speedy flying or ship
    Count me the fuck out,I don't just like the idea of sailing,even though am frm Delta
    Ma swimming skills re good buh I'd take swimming over sailing any tym of the year
    Death toll yet rises #GodBlessTheDead




    .....SƖεεkz

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  18. Unknown15 September 2014 at 11:12

    What's really happening dis days, may der soul RIP

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  19. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 11:58

    may their soul rest in peace...such mishap!

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  20. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 12:03

    God please rescue the missing one. RIP to the four that died.

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  21. obymac15 September 2014 at 12:06

    May their souls rest in peace

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  22. Unknown15 September 2014 at 13:25

    What a tragedy
    This is serious



    BORN TO SHINE!!!!

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  23. MISS UNDERSTOOD15 September 2014 at 13:54

    Not a fan of water transportation in dis country. R.I.P to the dead, thank God for the lives of the survivors

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  24. Daralohi15 September 2014 at 14:12

    Lord take control

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  25. NaNcY DreW15 September 2014 at 14:39

    Since when, can't remember d last tym i took ferry, very risky. May deir souls RIP

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  26. Unknown15 September 2014 at 15:23

    Not again.

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  27. APPLE15 September 2014 at 16:46

    R.I.P to te dead.

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  28. Mr. Dynamic15 September 2014 at 17:06

    May their soul rest in peace. Water is very good only wen u drink it from a cup.

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  29. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 20:37

    May their soul rest in peace. Is like 'mamiwata' dem dey vex dis days. May dem won contest for 2015 general election in Nigeria. #Tamotiye#

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  30. Anonymous15 September 2014 at 22:44

    R.I.P to the dead

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