S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU APPROVES EMPLOYMENT OF LASWA WATER GUARDS.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the absorption and employment of water guards working with the Lagos Waterways Authority (LASWA) into the Lagos State Civil Service.
The General Manager of LASWA, Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, who disclosed this during an orientation session for the officers in Lagos, also informed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had equally approved the employment of additional officers into the corps to ensure effective monitoring of the inland waterways and guarantee waterways users' safety.
He noted that the officers play vital roles in ensuring that water transport rules and regulations in Lagos are adhered to at all times, adding that the importance of their duties necessitated their full absorption into the State Civil Service.
Emmanuel explained that the Water Guards, supported by the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) of the Nigerian Police, collectively patrol the entire waterways network daily, thereby ensuring safety and security of lives and property on the water.
The newly absorbed officers, according to Emmanuel, have undertaken training in Emergency Response, First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Administration.

Water Guards Corps is the Law Enforcement Unit of the Lagos State Waterways Authority comprising of officers, who were hitherto on temporary employment before the recent regularisation of their employment by Mr. Governor.

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