Two men have drowned while swimming in a river at Itori, Ogun State, on Monday, 28 August.
The victims and five others had come from Lagos to attend an inauguration event at Cherubim and Seraphim Church Onikoko in Itori held on Sunday, 27 August, 2023.
The incident happened on Monday, 28 August, when the victims ventured into the waters for a swim, unaware of the lurking dangers.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said a member of the church, Adebayo Adeosun, reported the incident to the police at approximately 6:30 PM on Monday.
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Adeosun said that the boys numbering seven who came from Lagos on the 27 August for the church inauguration, left the church premises to swim, and got drowned in the process.
The PPRO identified the two victims as Femi Akinola, aged 32, from Odo Eran Itire in Lagos State, and Tunde Falade, aged 35, from Kola Alagbado, also in Lagos.
Their bodies were recovered from the river and rushed to the Health Center in Itori, where a medical professional declared them deceased.
The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Olayemi Jacob, who led his team to investigate the scene said preliminary findings indicated no signs of foul play or violence.
Subsequently, the bodies were transferred to IFO General Hospital for autopsy procedures and have been placed in the hospital’s morgue.
