Tragedy Strikes as Man Drowns During Church Beach Hangout in Lagos, Police React
- Lagos police have confirmed the death of a man who lost his life during a beach hangout recently
- The state police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the family of the deceased had been contacted
- Hundeyin added that the remains of the 34-year-old man had been deposited at the hospital for an autopsy
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Ikeja, Lagos state - A young man identified simply as John has lost his life to the cold hands of death during a church beach hangout in Lagos.
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How the man died during the beach hangout
Legit.ng understands that the 34-year-old man died after drowning in Elegushi Beach, in Lagos state, on Saturday, October 28, during a church hangout.
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The Punch reported that the unnamed Ikorodu-based church had organised a picnic for its youths, which the late John was a part of. Concerns grew when the members were about to leave the beach that Saturday afternoon but couldn’t locate him anywhere.
It was gathered that his body was only recovered by lifeguards on Tuesday afternoon, October 31.
Police react to death of a young man at Lagos beach
Reacting to the development, the state police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the sad incident.
The superintendent of police added:
“The family of the victim has been contacted and the body of the victim has also been deposited at the Yaba General Hospital for an autopsy.”
Pastor killed as church collapses in Benue
In another development, Legit.ng reported that a Dunamis church located at the Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, collapsed.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, October 3, left a pastor dead as the building caved in.
Meanwhile, the cause of the incident is yet unknown, but the police public relations officer for the Benue State Police Command, Anene Sewuese Catherine, revealed she was not aware of the development.
Man dies after standing in a long queue to in bank
Meanwhile, a man reportedly lost his life in an unnamed bank after spending hours in a long queue trying to get his Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) card.
The CBN had on Monday, January 20, 2023, instructed that banks should stop payment of new naira notes over the counter while encouraging bank customers to use electronic means for transactions.
The yet-to-identified man had visited his bank branch at Agbor, Delta state, to get his ATM but met a very long queue.
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