04-02-2019, 07:28 AM
Boat Owner Arrested For Carrying 12 Students Without Life Jackets
4/02/2019 06:15:00 am NEW
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has seized a boat and arrested its operator for ferrying 12 secondary school children on Lagos lagoon without life jackets.
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The General Manager, Lagos Office, Muazu Sambo, said the children were going from Takwa Bay to Osborne for school events on one of the busiest routes in Lagos. .
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The NIWA boss stated that the owner of the boats and driver, Mr. Balogun Oriyomi and Solomon Gbenga, respectively, will be handed over to the police for further prosecution.