A survivor of the Ikorodu boat mishap, Mrs. Abimbola Bunmi, has narrated to P.M.NEWS how she was saved by fishermen during the accident that claimed 9 lives recently.
P.M.NEWS spoke with her on Sunday where she went to give thanks at Christ Apostolic Church, Kingdom In Glory Parish at Elepe, on the outskirts of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria.
The 26-year old indigene of Osun State explained that the boat left Ebute-Ero around 5.34pm with 25 passengers on board instead of 20 passengers, adding that the boat was over speeding before the driver lost control as a result of the violent sea wave that occurred after they started the journey.
“Myself and two other men were rescued by fishermen who took us to another boat. I lost all my goods and the N350,000 my husband gave me to rent a shop in Ikorodu as well as the sales proceeds for that day,” she said.
She said the three of them who were rescued waved their handkerchiefs frantically as they were about to drown before the fishermen came to their rescue.
Bunmi, however, appealed to the Lagos state Government and individuals to come to her aid to enable her start a new life.
The pastor of the church, Pastor Friday Anderson, described Bunmi as a woman of faith, adding that it was her faith that saved her on that fateful day.
The boat was conveying passengers from Ebute-Ero to Majidu in Ikorodu area of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, when it capsized, killing nine persons while 12 others were rescued.
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P.M.NEWS spoke with her on Sunday where she went to give thanks at Christ Apostolic Church, Kingdom In Glory Parish at Elepe, on the outskirts of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria.
The 26-year old indigene of Osun State explained that the boat left Ebute-Ero around 5.34pm with 25 passengers on board instead of 20 passengers, adding that the boat was over speeding before the driver lost control as a result of the violent sea wave that occurred after they started the journey.
“Myself and two other men were rescued by fishermen who took us to another boat. I lost all my goods and the N350,000 my husband gave me to rent a shop in Ikorodu as well as the sales proceeds for that day,” she said.
She said the three of them who were rescued waved their handkerchiefs frantically as they were about to drown before the fishermen came to their rescue.
Bunmi, however, appealed to the Lagos state Government and individuals to come to her aid to enable her start a new life.
The pastor of the church, Pastor Friday Anderson, described Bunmi as a woman of faith, adding that it was her faith that saved her on that fateful day.
The boat was conveying passengers from Ebute-Ero to Majidu in Ikorodu area of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, when it capsized, killing nine persons while 12 others were rescued.
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