The body of a 28-year-old man
identified as Sodiq Aremu, who jumped into Elegushi Beach in the Lekki area
of Lagos, has been found and taken to the morgue.
Vanguard reports that Sodiq
Aremu, a native of the Ona Ora suburb of Oyo, was last seen On July 7th, when
he suddenly dropped his luggage and jumped into the beach and all attempts to
locate and rescue him had been ineffective.
However, at around 1:30 pm on
Saturday, July 9, the victim’s body was found floating on the ocean’s surface.
Meanwhile, the police
detectives were said to have visited the scene of the Incident and have taken
photographs of the scene.
Confirming the incident,
Spokesperson Lagos State Police Command Benjamin Hundeyin said the
corpse of the man who jumped into the beach was seen on 9th July at about 1:30
pm floating.
He added that the corpse has
been recovered and evacuated into the morgue and the investigation is ongoing.
