The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has
charged boat operators against travelling on the waterways after 6 p.m., which
is in line with its safety guidelines.
charged boat operators against travelling on the waterways after 6 p.m., which
is in line with its safety guidelines.
The
General Manager, Corporate Affairs NIWA, Mr. Tayo Fadile, made the appeal while
commiserating with Lagos State Government over a boat mishap on Saturday at
Bayeku in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
General Manager, Corporate Affairs NIWA, Mr. Tayo Fadile, made the appeal while
commiserating with Lagos State Government over a boat mishap on Saturday at
Bayeku in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
In
a statement on Monday, Fadile said: “We were reliably informed by NIWA Lagos
Area Office that a 20-passenger boat owned by Mr Kasali, a member of
Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria
(ATBOANTON) had capsized.
a statement on Monday, Fadile said: “We were reliably informed by NIWA Lagos
Area Office that a 20-passenger boat owned by Mr Kasali, a member of
Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria
(ATBOANTON) had capsized.
“The Area Office of NIWA in Lagos, when contacted,
immediately deployed the water ambulance boat with the search and rescue team
to the scene of the mishap and the team were able to rescue 17 passengers alive
and three dead bodies.
immediately deployed the water ambulance boat with the search and rescue team
to the scene of the mishap and the team were able to rescue 17 passengers alive
and three dead bodies.
“We will like to appeal to the general public,
especially waterways users, to strictly adhere to NIWA safety guidelines,
especially for boat operators to stop traveling in the evening after 6 p.m.
especially waterways users, to strictly adhere to NIWA safety guidelines,
especially for boat operators to stop traveling in the evening after 6 p.m.
“The
boat which took off in the evening of Saturday from Okeranla in Ajah heading to
Bayeku in Ikorodu ran into a heap of a dredged sand and capsized.”
boat which took off in the evening of Saturday from Okeranla in Ajah heading to
Bayeku in Ikorodu ran into a heap of a dredged sand and capsized.”
He,
however, said that NIWA would continue to encourage boat operators to do the
right thing and reduce the incessant boat mishap on the waterways by adhering
to safety regulations as stipulated by NIWA.
however, said that NIWA would continue to encourage boat operators to do the
right thing and reduce the incessant boat mishap on the waterways by adhering
to safety regulations as stipulated by NIWA.
