Twelve people were killed when a rider boat capsized inwards Lagos on Sunday, the authorities said, blaming the accident on overcrowding.
“Three to a greater extent than bodies accept at nowadays been confirmed,” the Lagos State Waterway Authority (LASWA) said inwards a contention that raised the initial expiry toll.
“We empathize alongside the families of the deceased equally 12 lives were lost,” it said, adding that 4 people are inwards hospital.
The sinking occurred inwards the waterfront community of Ilashe.
The authorities blamed the incident on overcrowding together with illegal activities of boat operators.
“An unfortunate incident occurred at Ilashe today… arising from overloading of passengers on a banana boat taking off from an illegal jetty which has operate a perennial lawsuit of the Lagos dry reason authorities to rid our waterfront areas of illegal operators,” it said.
Although the divulge of passengers on the ill-fated boat could non endure straightaway determined, the authorities said a rescue performance was nether way.