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At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a passenger boat capsized on a waterway in Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, emergency services said.
Four bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further thirteen on Sunday.
The inland waterways authority said the boat had set sail on Friday later than the rules permitted and that the tide carried the vessel towards a barge, causing it to overturn.
The accident came only three days after another passenger boat capsized in the same waters, reportedly drowning two people, the BBC reported.
Boat accidents are common on Nigerian waterways mainly because of overcrowding and poor maintenance.
