About five persons were feared dead when a boat capsized in Lagos on Wednesday evening.
An eyewitness told The Guardian that the boat was travelling from CMS to Ikorodu .
Bodies of the victim of the accident were brought to the jetty at Ipakodo in Ikorodu , on the outskirts of Lagos .
Lagos State police spokesman, Chike Oti, who confirmed the incident , noted that sixteen persons were rescued.
“ The information reaching us from the Marine unit of the command reveals that five persons died in the Boat mishap, while 16 persons were rescued alive , Oti said.
“ Our marine team is still combing the waters to see if there are other victims in the water .
“ The Commissioner of police , CP Imohimi Edgal has ordered the officer in charge of the marine unit to investigate the remote cause of the Boat accident . ”
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