Boat Owner Arrested For Carrying School Children Without Life Jackets In Lagos

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.

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.

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.