A total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the 16-passenger boat that capsized on July 8 at Ojo area of Lagos.
Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the general manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), confirmed the new figure.
Four bodies of the victims were recovered on Saturday, while 11 others were found on Sunday.
Mr Emmanuel said the search and rescue teams of LASWA, the National Inland Waterways, Nigerian Marine Police and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency were still searching for one more passenger of the capsized boat.
The 16-passenger boat took off from Mile 2, and was heading to Ibeshe in the Ojo area when tragedy struck.
LASWA had earlier reported that the boat took off at 7:45 p.m. on Friday carrying a full capacity of 16 passengers.
Mr Emmanuel disclosed that the boat driver broke waterways rules by sailing late in the evening without providing life jackets for passengers.
(NAN)
