Lagos - Six children have drowned after the boat
taking them to school capsized in a waterway in
Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, an emergency
management agency spokesman said on
Thursday. "Fourteen school children were aboard the boat
when it overturned," Ibrahim Farinloye of the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
told AFP. "Eight of them were rescued alive. We recovered
three corpses yesterday (Wednesday) and three
more today, bringing the total death toll to six. The tragedy occurred in the Irawe western district
of the oceanside city on Wednesday when the
boat lost control and upturned, he said. Many communities and residents on islands in
Lagos and other parts of the country commute to
work, school and markets daily on water, in some
cases to avoid monster traffic jams. NEMA recently warned users and operators of
vessels on Lagos waterways to take extra
precautions during the current rainy season, when
ocean level and tidal waves increases.
source: m.news24.com

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so sorry rip to d dead

Terrible

Hmm sad dis is my village irewe ojo

Bad news everywhere. Hmmm...RIP to d dead