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Fifteen reported killed in boat disaster

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    About 15 people are said to have died when a boat capsized off Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday, news organisations reported.

    'The Guardian' newspaper in Lagos quoted a survivor as saying that the accident happened after the boat's engine stalled. The vessel, laden with food and about 22 passengers, then drifted and smashed against a pillar under a bridge.

    Nigeria has been plagued by boat mishaps in recent months.

    On 21 August, about 30 persons died after their boat capsized in the Matan Marfa river in north-western Nigeria, according to news reports. About five months ago, scores of people died in a ferry disaster near the south-eastern town of Port Harcourt.

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