Siblings identified as Femi Adegboyega, aged 26, and his brother, Ibukun Adegboyega, aged 23, have lost their lives while swimming at the Ibeshe Beach in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State
According to The PUNCH, the incident happened in on Christmas Day at approximately 6:00 pm.
The siblings, residents of FESTAC Town in Lagos, were enjoying an outing with friends when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Eyewitnesses, including an individual named Seun who was present at the time, recounted the tragedy and offered heartfelt condolences to the grieving parents of the deceased.
Authorities are continuing investigations into the circumstances surrounding this heartbreaking event at Ibeshe Beach.
He said, “We were swimming together on the beach. To be honest, I do not understand how it happened because we were together and all of a sudden they both drowned. I wonder how their parents will feel now because they are brothers and I also feel terrible because we could not help.”
Another eyewitness identified as Femi said all efforts by the friends and divers of the beach to rescue the siblings proved abortive.
Femi added, “All efforts by his friends and local divers to rescue them from Ibeshe Beach did not work. The divers searched the beach but their bodies have not been found.
“We swam for a long time but to no avail. I strongly believe their bodies will be found soon. We informed the police about it quickly before the situation escalated. I pray their bodies will be found. I pray everything works well.”
Upon contact, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, verified the incident’s occurrence.
He revealed that divers had been engaged to recover the bodies while investigations were ongoing. Hundeyin mentioned that the family of the deceased had been duly informed about the tragic incident.
Hundeyin said, “Divers have been employed to locate the bodies and the family of the deceased are already informed and the investigation is ongoing.
