Boat Mishap: Two Lagos agencies issue conflicting casualty figures

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While LASWA's figures said five persons died, 14 rescued and two missing; LASEMA said six passengers died, seven rescued and nine still missing.

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the spokesperson of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, and the General Manager of LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel on the discrepancies between the released figures, both agencies told this newspaper to stick to their figures. “We had to pause the operation as at 6:20 p.m. because of nightfall and the incessant rain. I wonder where LASWA got their figures because we are the ones that have the divers, local ones, and the LASEMA rescue team from Lekki.”

When asked about the discrepancies in the figures released, Mr Emmanuel reinforced that the figure from his agency should be followed.

 

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