No More Night Trips As LASG Bans Boat Operation Beyond 7 PM To Prevent Accidents

Water Transportation : LASG says ban on boat operation beyond 7.00 PM still in place to prevent accidents and loss of lives.

Joint statement issued by LSC and LASWA said that boat transport activities are to take place between 5:30 am and 7.00 pm every day.

It added that is an offense for boat operators and passengers to be seen on inland waterways outside of these hours.

The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the law banning boat operators plying the state’s waterways from operating beyond 7.00 pm in the evening each day is still in place, adding that boat transport activities are to take place between 5:30 am and 7.00 pm every day.

A joint statement issued by the Director-General, Lagos Safety Commission (LSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola and the General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, said operators must comply with the waterways safety code to prevent avoidable boat accidents that could lead to loss of lives.

The statement further explained that it is an offense for boat operators and passengers to be seen on inland waterways outside of these hours (5:30 AM in the morning and 7.00 PM in the evening).

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According to the statement :

“In line with the waterways’ safety code developed by all waterway’s regulators and stakeholders, boat transport activities are to take place between 5:30 am and 7.00 pm every day. It is an offense for boat operators and passengers to be seen on inland waterways outside of these hours”.

“Therefore, all waterways’ users are advised to strictly observe this time restriction in order to avoid boat mishaps. On no condition should anyone get onboard a vessel after or before the stipulated operational hours. Likewise, no passenger or operator can board a vessel without wearing a life vest with standard buoyancy factor”, it added.

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