A canoe conveying 14 schoolchildren capsized yesterday at Irawe area of Ojo, Lagos State. Six children reportedly drowned, while eight others, including the driver, were rescued.
The incident occurred after a fibre canoe reportedly ran into the passenger boat at about 9 a.m.
The rescued children , some of whom were said to be primary school pupils and secondary school students, were taken to Igando General Hospital for treatment and three of children who swam their way to safety, were discharged from the hospital at about 5p.m.
Although the Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, were contacted and reportedly commenced rescue operation, as at 7p.m the bodies of the six missing children, suspected to have drowned, were yet to be found.
LASEMA’s General Manager, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu lamented that the children were not putting on live jacket when the accident occurred and that LASEMA officials were still combing the water to see if they could get the other children.
Searches will continue today
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