Update! NEMA confirms death of father, mother and their seventeen month old baby in Lagos boat mishap

NEMA has confirmed the unfortunate drowning of a family comprising a father, mother and seventeen day old baby.

The family boarded a paddling canoe without light at Marine jetty Badagry, Lagos state on Wednesday night and few metres from takeoff point a speed boat returning to base on high speed swept them off balance with the accompanying wave. 

The fibre speed boat driver thereafter reported the incident at Badagry Police station. The Lagos state police command is already investigating the matter.