Irewe
Irewe | |
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Town | |
  Irewe Location of Irewe in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 6°28′4.44″N 3°8′27.258″E / 6.4679000°N 3.14090500°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Irewe is a town in Ojo local government area of Lagos State dominantly populated by the Awori. It is situated on the Island of one of the creeks in Badagry and is surrounded in the West by Iwori and the East by Ikare. On 1 July 2015, it was reported that six children who were from their way to school died from a boat mishap which led the Lagos State Government to stress on the use of life jackets.[1][2]
Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Boat Mishap: Lagos Assembly Summons State Waterways Leadership". ThisDay Live. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Ikenna Asomba & Mildred Ibrahim (9 July 2015). "How Ojo boat mishap occurred – LASWA boss". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 18 July 2015.