{"id":26218,"date":"2020-08-05T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T13:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=26218"},"modified":"2020-08-05T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T13:40:17","slug":"laswa-impounds-engines-of-six-erring-boat-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=26218","title":{"rendered":"LASWA impounds engines of six erring boat operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LASWA.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said on Tuesday it had impounded engines of six passengers\u2019 boat operators in its renewed efforts to sanitise the state\u2019s waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/third-mainland-brisdge-closure-laswa-deploys-safety-systems-on-watersways\/\">LASWA<\/a>&nbsp;General Manager, Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Nkechi Ajayi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 10 people escaped death in a boat mishap in the Ikoyi area of the state last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmanuel expressed LASWA\u2019s commitment to continually ensure the safety of ferry passengers in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the arrest of the erring boat operators was part of the agency\u2019s ongoing enforcement and monitoring exercise across the state\u2019s inland waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThe patrol team of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) earlier today seized a total number of six boat engines belonging to commercial ferry operators that were caught flouting safety regulations on the waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir offences include non-usage of life jackets, overloading, reckless driving and other acts which could have resulted in preventable fatalities when accidents occur.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said on Tuesday it had impounded engines of six passengers\u2019 boat operators in its renewed efforts to sanitise the state\u2019s waterways. 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