15 bodies recovered after Nigeria boat accident

Lagos: 15 bodies have been recovered from the scene of a boat accident that happened in Lagos on Saturday, Nigerian authorities have announced.

A passenger boat with 21 people on board was travelling from Ajah on Lagos Island to Ikorodu on the mainland, when it capsized.

Lagos state's emergency agency said that it suspects that the vessel capsized due to overloading adding that the boat "was overturned by the heavy current".

Three survivors were taken to hospital while search is still on for three others.

The authorities have not said if the captain of the boat is one of those confirmed dead or if the company that operated the vessel will face prosecution.