It was gathered that the boat took off from Ilashe and was en route the Ikoyi area when it capsized around 7 pm.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said all the victims were rescued alive, adding that the boat reportedly collided with an object while en route its destination.
Oke-Osanyintolu said, “Distress calls were received and upon arrival at the incident scene, it was reported that a boat had capsized around 7:24 pm while en route Ikoyi from Ilashe. The boat appears to have collided with unidentified objects.“A total of nine adult males and a female were involved in the incident and were rescued from the water alive. Operation is still ongoing.”
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