Man drowns at Lagos beach during prayers, divers search for body

The Police said on Wednesday that divers were battling to recover the body of a 30-year-old man who allegedly drowned at Elegushi Beach, Lagos, where he had gone for prayers.

The Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told NAN in Lagos.

He said that a report to the police indicated that the man, simply identified as Samuel, had gone to pray at the beach with his friends.

Hundeyin said that a man whose name was not mentioned reported the case to the Ilasan Police Division at about 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday.

Hundeyin said the man’s report revealed that on Tuesday, at midnight, he and three of his friends left Igbesan in Ogun to Elegushi Beach, Lekki for prayers.

The image maker said the report stated that during the prayer session, at about 4.00 am one of the friends, named Samuel, 30, allegedly drowned.

“Detectives of the division and effort promptly visited the scene in progress by divers to recover the corpse.

“The family members of the deceased have been contacted and the investigation is ongoing,” he said.