A man, Olamilekan Olubusade on Tuesday has reportedly drowned while swimming with his friends at Alpha Beach in Lagos.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said his body is yet to be recovered at press time.
Hundeyin disclosed that his elder brother, Ayorinde Olubusade, reported the case to the Ilasan police division after he received the news at about 5:17 P.M, that his younger brother, Olamilekan in the company of his friends.
Olamilekan of Igbo Efon area, Ilasan of Lagos went to Alpha Beach, Igbo Efon to swim with his friends.
“Ayorinde said his younger brother allegedly drowned in the beach. All efforts to trace him proved abortive.
“Based on the report, the police visited the scene and were photographed by a team of Marine and conventional Policemen.
“Meanwhile, search and rescue operations by Marine police and local divers, with a view to recovering the body are being intensified. Investigation is in progress,” he said.
