Six children has reportedly drowned as a canoe conveying 14 schoolchildren at Irewa area of Ojo in Lagos State capsized yesterday, 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 pupil and secondary school students, were responding to treatment at Igando General Hospital.
However, three of them who were said to have swam their way to safety, were discharged from the hospital at about 5p.m.Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, who were contacted, reportedly stormed the scene to commence rescue operation.However, at 7p.m., the bodies of the six missing children, suspected to have drowned, were yet to be found.
Confirming the incident, LASEMA’s General Manager, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the accident.
