6 children lost their lives yesterday after a canoe they boarded on their way to school collided with a fibre boat causing their boat to capsize. However, 8 of the students and the driver are responding to treatment at the Igando General Hospital,I where they have been admitted. They were being ferried from Ojo to Irawe jetty in Lagos. The rescued students are mainly primary and secondary.The spokesperson of the South West region of the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident and said the body of the 6 students who drowned has not been discovered.
“The 14 school children were being conveyed across Ojo to Irawe jetty, to school. 8 of the children and the canoe driver have been rescued. 5 have been taken to Igando General Hospital for treatment, 3 have been discharged home. 6 children are yet to be recovered as I speak. Searches will continue tomorrow” he said.
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