A Lagos-based prophet, Oriyomi Remilekun, lost his life during a beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state while celebrating Valentine’s Day.
Remilekun, who led a group of youths from his white garment church to Avista Beach in the area on Saturday, February 17, to mark the occasion drowned during the event.
According to a source, the picnic ended in the evening, but concerns arose when the deceased whereabouts became unknown.
Colleagues immediately initiated a search for him, but their efforts to locate him proved futile.
The source said, “The youths of the church parish at Gbagada were on a planned Valentine’s Day love feast at the Avista Beach Resort and they were 16 in number. They first lodged at a shortlet apartment very close to the resort where they had a party before later moving into the beach resort.
“Around 9pm, they prepared to leave and when they got to the car park, they discovered that Oriyomi was missing. When they asked his girlfriend, she said he gave her his phone, went in and promised to come back. They later went to the beach, searched for him and could not find him before they left.”
Despite returning to the beach on Sunday morning to resume the search for their missing colleague, the colleagues were unable to locate him. Subsequently, they filed a report at the nearest police station.
Upon inquiry, the management of Avista Beach acknowledged the incident. However, they informed our correspondent that the body of Oriyomi was discovered washed ashore on a different beach within the community on Monday.
Speaking on Tuesday, February 20, a member of the management team who craved not to be mentioned due to the sensitive nature of the incident said, “On Sunday afternoon, we saw a group of people with police officers from Ogombo Police Station who told us they came to report that someone was missing at the beach.
“They invited us to the station and we wrote our statement. After that, the police invited the remaining colleagues. About three hours after they were invited, we got a call that a body had been found at Baracuda Beach Resort. The guys did not lodge at the resort and the body was not found there.
“They started the search around 9pm and that time in Lagos is just like early morning. Why didn’t they raise the alarm but instead went home that night? This is a beach resort where everybody comes and goes home.”
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