4 die swimming in Ekiti river
Ekiti State police command has confirmed the death of four persons in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti State where two brothers and two friends died when they went to swim in a river. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, said a distress report was received on Sunday on the matter. Abutu said the incident happened […]
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Ekiti State police command has confirmed the death of four persons in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti State where two brothers and two friends died when they went to swim in a river.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, said a distress report was received on Sunday on the matter.
Abutu said the incident happened when a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old native of Okemesi-Ekiti went to river Osun on Ajindo/Idoile road to swim with two of their friends who came from Lagos to attend a burial ceremony.
The PPRO noted that “The four young men unfortunately got drowned.
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“Their bodies have been recovered and deposited in the morgue, while investigation is underway.”