The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said no boat mishaps happened on its waterways.
In reference to media reports of Tuesday which showed a viral video showing some alleged “slow rescue” efforts at the Three Cowrie Terminal at Falomo area of Ikoyi, the agency said the video was wrongly posted to the public with a wrong narrative.
It said it’s attention has been drawn to a video making rounds across social media falsely claiming that a boat mishap occurred at the Five Cowries Terminal.
It’s statement signed by Wuraola Alake read, “The incident in the purported boat mishap video was actually a routine safety simulation exercise being carried out by the LASWA Emergency Rescue Team as part of their Training Exercise. “The training demonstration is part of LASWA’s safety preparedness against any possible incident on the State Inland Waterways.”
LASWA said the state has not recorded such incident of boat mishap whatsoever anywhere on the state Inland Waterways in recent time.
“We therefore urge the general public to disregard this video as it was done unprofessionally by an unknown source without proper Investigation and verification,” it concluded