The motorised boat which crushed the canoe conveying some pupils in Irewe, Ojo, Lagos State, killing six of them, was carrying stolen fuel, *PUNCH Metro* has learnt. The traditional ruler of the area, Osolo of Irewe, Oba Abduldeen Durosimi, told our correspondent at his palace on Thursday that the schoolchildren were victims of illegal oil bunkering going on at the Takwa Bay area. On Wednesday, some 14 schoolchildren who were in a canoe en route to their schools in Irewe fell into a river after the motorised boat crashed into their canoe. ADVERTISEMENT While eight of the children wer...

The motorised boat which crushed the canoe conveying some pupils in Irewe, Ojo, Lagos State, killing six of them, was carrying stolen fuel, *PUNCH Metro* has learnt. The traditional ruler of the area, Osolo of Irewe, Oba Abduldeen Durosimi, told our correspondent at his palace on Thursday that the schoolchildren were victims of illegal oil bunkering going on at the Takwa Bay area. On Wednesday, some 14 schoolchildren who were in a canoe en route to their schools in Irewe fell into a river after the motorised boat crashed into their canoe. ADVERTISEMENT While eight of the children wer... more »