SEVEN DIE AS BOAT CAPSIZED IN OGUN

However, a witness reports had it that the mishap would have resulted from overloading of bags of Garri and Nine motorcycles by the operators of the boat.

Speaking on the ugly development when contacted, Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident, but said report at police disposal as at the time of filing this report showed that three bodies had being recovered.

Oyeyemi added that the marine were still busy to recover more victims, adding that five persons were rescued and undergoing medical treatment at health centre in Ipokia. He said the boat was going to Badagry with about twenty passengers when the incident occurred