Following claims that there a boat accident in Lagos today, the Lagos state police command has come out to deny the claims. According to the state’s command spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, via a statement released, he said the photos circulating on social media which said 48 persons who went on boat cruise lost their lives when their vessel capsized, is false. 
”The authorities of the Command will like to state that there was no boat accident on Lagos waterways in which 48 persons died and no family has reported losing a member who left home for a boat party or cruise as falsely depicted with the pictures of unknown persons being circulated on the social media.The Command wishes to advise members of the public to be wary of news emanating from the internet as most of them are tissues of lies uploaded by mischief makers to upset their minds,” he said. 
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