Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has recovered the body of a
man declared missing after a tragic boat mishap on Majidun River in
Ikorodu, on 2 April.
Olayinka Marinho, managing director LASWA,
confirmed the recovery of the body. A body of the 38-year old shipping
company executive, identified as Isaac Akere, was recovered by LASWA
rescue team around at 7.00 a.m. toady. Akere was a staff of CMA CGM
Delmas Nigeria Limited, a shipping company based in Apapa, Lagos.
“Our
search team discovered the wreck of the boat mishap that happened on
Wednesday evening at Majidun in Ikorodu on Friday. Another team went in
search of the missing body and it was recovered this morning,” he said.
He
added that: “The body was identified by family members and a colleague
of the deceased and it had been deposited at the hospital morgue.”
Kelechi
Chukwudi, a colleague of the deceased, said Akere was preparing for his
wedding ceremony. “We got the news of the death of our colleague and
his fiancée, whose wedding will come up on 12 April by two survivors who
work in a nearby organisation.
“When we heard the news, we went
to the Ebute-Ero Jetty and we were referred to LASWA office and later to
Ikorodu General Hospital where the corpse of his fiancée was identified
on Thursday.
“The loss of our colleague and his fiancée is a big blow to us but we thank LASWA for recovering his body,” he said.
Akere
and his fiancée were commuting in a 22-capacity boat, plying Ebute-Ero
to Ikorodu. The boat was however involved in accident at 5.45p.m. Eight
people died in the mishap, one passenger was declared missing and 13
were rescued.
The bodies of the dead people were initially taken
to the Ikorodu General Hospital and later to General Hospital, Marina
for further investigation by the Marine Police at Ikoyi, Lagos.
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