The body of an unnamed adult male who drowned while riding on a jet ski in Lagos State’s Lekki-Ikoyi inland waterways on Wednesday has been found.Information Guide Nigeria
Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, General Manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, told The PUNCH that the body was recovered by local divers on Friday morning.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, said in a statement on Wednesday that the victim drowned as a result of speeding.
He went on to say that the body had sunk too far to be recovered.
Emmanuel, on the other hand, stated that the local divers quickly alerted emergency responders after discovering the body.
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He said, “Emergency responders found the body on Friday morning with the help of locals in the area. When the locals saw the body, they informed us and we went there to identify and recover it. It has been handed over to the marine police.”NYSC portal
The LASWA boss said the identity of the deceased was not ascertained before it was taken to the marine police.JAMB Result
He said, “We did not have the details of the victim before we gave the body to the marine police. They will carry out an investigation on his identity.”
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, could not be reached for comment because calls to his phone were unanswered. As of the time this complaint was submitted, he had not responded to a text message given to him.
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