3 individuals have been rescued from a boat which capsized at Ogogoro village, Boulos, Navy Town, Apapa, Lagos, on Friday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said.
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This information is contained in a statement issued by NEMA in Lagos.
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It stated that the three persons included a child, a woman and the boat operator, noting that they were rescued alive.
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The statement said that the incident occurred around 12:05 a.m., and the boat conveying the woman and her child was traveling without headlights when it collided with a bigger boat.
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The occupants of the boat were rescued by the Nigerian Navy Special Unit, National Inland Waterways Agency (NIWA), NEMA and the Police Disaster Response Unit.
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The NEMA Information Officer, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said that survivours were taken to an undisclosed private hospital in Apapa.
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