Six children have drowned after the boat taking them to school capsized in a waterway in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, an emergency management agency spokesman said on Thursday.
"Fourteen school children were aboard the boat when it overturned," Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP.
"Eight of them were rescued alive. We recovered three corpses yesterday (Wednesday) and three more today, bringing the total death toll to six."
The tragedy occurred in the Irawe western district of the oceanside city on Wednesday when the boat lost control and upturned, he said.
Many communities and residents on islands in Lagos and other parts of the country commute to work, school and markets daily on water, in some cases to avoid monster traffic jams.
NEMA recently warned users and operators of vessels on Lagos waterways to take extra precautions during the current rainy season, when ocean levels and tidal waves increase.
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Rest in peace little angels,you paid the supreme prize,just to acquire knowledge because our dear leaders have failed you all..

Nigeria is not developed enough to enhance marine safety. So, please parents should not risk their kids lives in the name of getting an education. If there are no schools on land for your children, consider home schooling.

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Nigeria is not developed enough to enhance marine safety. So, please parents should not risk their kids lives in the name of getting an education. If there are no schools on land for your children, consider home schooling.

So homeschooling with no teacher? No or not wearing life jacks may have caused it.