Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water.
The management of Elegushi Beach confirmed the event and said that the students disobeyed warnings to stay away from a certain area of the bridge in a statement signed by Ayuba Elegushi.
[VIDEO] How 4 Teenagers Drowned At Elegushi Beach After Celebrating WAEC Success
According to reports, the student went with 10 others to Elegushi Beach in Lekki, Lagos to celebrate their achievement in the West African Examination Council School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) exam.
Chief Ayuba Elegushi, speaking on behalf of the beach management, revealed that the incident happened at a part of the beach that was unattended and not accessible to the general public.
He said while the beach authorities and security team turned them back, the boys took a detour and went to an unmanned section of the beach area to swim.
Sadly, he said, roughly 10 of them were on the verge of drowning when beach security was notified of the situation. Six of them were saved alive, but four were not so fortunate.
“The beach authority and security team turned the students back, the boys took a detour and went to an unmanned section of the beach area to swim,” the statement read.
“Unfortunately, about 10 of them were almost drowning before the beach security officers were alerted to the scene and six of them were rescued alive while four were still missing.
While the matter has been reported at the Ilasan Police Station, the effort is still on to find the missing boys.”
Nevertheless, Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson, said ina tweet wrote,
“I’ve talked about drowning in relation to water travel and swimming pools. Still, parents/guardians, have a heart-to-heart talk with your teenagers to avoid losing them,” he tweeted.
“Four teenagers drowned at a Lagos beach today, after collecting their exam results in school
. Take heed!”
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