The Lagos State Police Command on Friday confirmed that 10 persons were killed in a boat accident that occurred on Wednesday around Apapa area of the state.
The command also said three persons were still missing while five out of the 18 passengers on board had been rescued.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency had in an incident report released by its General Manager, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Wednesday disclosed that a boat en route to Ikoyi from Ilashe capsized around 7pm and 10 persons were rescued. He, however, did not state that there was a boat accident along Apapa earlier that day.The police spokesperson in the state, SP Bala Elkana told our correspondent that 10 persons died in the accident reportedly caused by a mechanical fault.
Our correspondent contacted the LASEMA boss on the casualty figures but he directed all enquiries on the matter to the police. However, a senior emergency official in the state confided in our correspondent that the Apapa boat accident “is being managed in order not to cause panic.”
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