Tag: boat accident
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REVEALED! Boat driver transporting late Jnr Pope, other actors not certified – NSIB
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released a preliminary report on the boat accident involving Nollywood actors in Anambra, revealing that the boat driver was not certified. The NSIB revealed this on Friday during a press briefing coinciding with the release of four other final and preliminary reports by the agency. The Director General, NSIB,…
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SAD! Seven feared dead as boat capsizes in Edo
No fewer than seven persons have been feared dead in a boat mishap on Gelegele River, in the Ovia North East Local Government of Edo State, said to be among 28 passengers on their way from Ofunama. The boat was said to have been pushed by waves, after it ran out of fuel, to hit…
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Niger State thrown into mourning as boat accident leaves 24 dead
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), says it has recovered 24 corpses and rescued over 30 persons in a boat mishap that occurred on Sunday in Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
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Gov Sanwo-Olu orders probe into fatal Lagos boat accident
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a probe into the July 8 Mile 2-Ibeshe fatal boat accident in which lives were lost, while expressing deep sadness by the incident and commiserating with the families who lost their loved ones.
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16 passengers missing in another Lagos boat accident
Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occured on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
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SAD: Two female passengers die in Lagos boat mishap
Two female passengers died after a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Wednesday, according to the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). The General Manager, LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said in a statement that the boat submerged immediately after it departed the Ipakodo ferry terminal in Ikorodu, Lagos.
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Two dead, 12 others missing in Lagos boat accident
Two persons died when a 20-seater boat capsized in Badore, near Lekki, Lagos, at the weekend. Three persons swam to safety and three others were rescued. Others are missing. The boat left Badore in Ajah en route Egbin Jetty in Ijede near Ikorodu at about 10pm on Saturday. The bodies were recovered yesterday evening after…