News

October 2, 2013

10-yr-old go missing in Lagos creek

Lagos—A 10-year-old boy was, yesterday, reported missing in a boat mishap along the Five Cowrie Creek at Falomo, Lagos.

Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Mr. Olayinka Marinho, said the incident happened at 6:10a.m.

Marinho explained that the incident involved an EIFFEL pro-craft boat operator and a private boat operator.

“Casualty reports showed that a boy of 10 was missing after an accident between a fisherman’s canoe and a boat in the early hours of this morning, due to speeding,” he said.