The police in Ekiti are investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of four young men in a shallow river after attending an event in Okemesi-Ekiti, headquarters of Okemesi-Ido-Ile LCDA.

The police spokesman in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu, said on Monday in Ado-Ekiti that investigations were on to unravel the actual cause of death.

The four men, who reportedly came from Lagos, allegedly drowned on Sunday while swimming in the Osun river along Ajindo, Ikoro-Ekiti Road, Okemesi Ekiti.

However, it was unclear how the adults drowned, especially during a near-dry season when the river was neither full nor overflowing its banks.

However, it was gathered that two of the deceased were from the Aworogun household in Okemesi, while the other two were from Lagos.

“A distress report received on Sunday has it that on Sunday, a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, who are natives of Okemesi-Ekiti, went to River Osun Ajindo/Idoile road to swim.

“The two men were with two of their friends who came from Lagos state to attend a burial ceremony, which took place at Okemesi. The four young men unfortunately got drowned.

“Their bodies have been recovered, and deposited in the morgue while investigation is underway,” said the police.

(NAN)