Boat Mishap: ‘They lived, played and died together’- Three Brothers Who Died From The Capsized Boat

Timothy, Paul and Joshua didn't know that death was near. Born of the same parents, the three brothers lived, played and did so many things together. Unfortunately, they also died together on Tuesday evening in a boat mishap in Festac, Lagos mainland.

They were among those who died in the ill-fated wooden passenger boat that capsized on Tuesday night. Timothy, 13, was in JSS 1 at the Junior Grammar School, near Akara junction.
 Joshua and Paul were in primary school. The late Timothy’s headteacher, who refused to mention his name, confirmed his death, adding that he did not have details of the incident.


According to him, yesterday was the school’s inter-house sports and he wanted to finish with the event before visiting the scene. The school is located at 41 Road, near Akara junction where the incident occurred. It was gathered that there used to be a wooden bridge on the less than 100 meters distance which collapsed, forcing passengers to now resort to the use of boat to cross the carnal. A senior police officers at the Festac division, who was part of the rescue team, confirmed that the boat was over loaded.

The officers said police gathered that the boat is supposed to carry 12 passengers but had 24 persons on it when it capsized.
It was also gathered that the paddler was underage and was not supposed to be the one paddling the boat but had to because he was instructed to by the operators since it was the last trip for the night. He also died. The Amuwo Odofin Local Government yesterday declared a three-day mourning.