The Lagos State Waterways Authority has recovered 12 bodies so far in the latest boat mishap on the Badore-Ijede sea route which occurred on June 29. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who confirmed the recovery, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State on Tuesday that five bodies were, however, yet to be recovered. He said that LASWA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the Lagos State Ambulance Services and the Nigeria Police Force had intensified efforts to recover the remaining bodies. The boat mishap occurred mid-sea at 11.00 p.m. on June 29 on the Badore-Ijede sea route with only three survivors. The boat started its journey from a jetty at Badore, near Ajah on the eastern flank of Lagos State.

Source: Punch July 02, 2019 12:56 UTC