Two brothers have been confirmed dead after drowning at Ibeshe Beach in Lagos State on Christmas Day.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident on Thursday, December 28, said a resident of the state reported the incident to the police.
Hundeyin disclosed that the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Christmas Day while the brothers were swimming with their friends.
Hundeyin said the brothers, with the surname Adegboyega, were aged 26 and 23, and the family was resident in Festac Town.
The police spokesman said all efforts by the friends of the brothers and local divers to rescue them proved abortive, after which the incident was reported to the police.
Hundeyin stated that detectives visited the scene where the deceased drowned.
He said local divers were employed to locate the bodies, adding that the family of the deceased was informed of the incident.
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