BOAT CAPSIZES IN OGUN KILLING 11 PASSENGERS
The Ogun Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident, blaming it on overload of the boat,adding that the boat was travelling at night without head lamp, and had head on collision with a pillar in the river
His words “Yes. There was boat capsize. It was overloaded. The boat did not have light and travelled in the night. It had a head-on collision with a pillar in the river. The passengers were coming from Badagry in Lagos to Ipokia’
He added, ‘It was the last boat left and all the 29 traders boarded the boat. 16 rescued live, 10 dead yesterday and one died Friday. No live jacket. There were marine at the site.”
Penpushing also reports that, Oyeyemi added that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the Divisional Police Officer should enforce that boat must have live jacket with more than its capacity.
Penpushing also reports that, as at the time of filing this reports, remains of the deceased have been deposited at morgue in Ipokia
