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Sunday, 26 January 2014

13 die in Lagos boat mishap

Agencies recover 13 bodies from Lagos boat accident

5 survivors, 13 dead in Festac, Lagos, boat tragedy
What was supposed to be a less than two minutes’ boat trip turned to be a quest of no return for no fewer than 13 people on Tuesday at the 4th Avenue, 42 Road, Festac Town, Festac, Lagos State.
The wooden canoe that was conveying them and other eight passengers capsized midway into the journey.
Among the 21 passengers were children returning from school and men and women coming back from their places of work.