Two brothers drown on Christmas Day in Lagos beach
The Police Command in Lagos State said on Thursday that two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police.
He said that the incident happened at about 6.00 p.m. while the brothers were swimming with their friends.
Mr Hundeyin said that the brothers, with the surname Adegboyega, were aged 26 and 23, and the family live at Festac Town.
The police spokesperson said efforts by the friends of the brothers and local divers to rescue them proved abortive, after which the incident was reported to the police.
Mr Hundeyin said that detectives visited the scene where the siblings drowned.
He said that local divers were employed to locate the bodies and the family of the deceased was informed of the incident.
(NAN)
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