The Police in Lagos confirmed yesterday that another dead body had been recovered from the Lagos lagoon. The latest recovery has pushed the total number of persons said to have died at the Lagos Bar Beach to nine.
No fewer than ten teenagers who went to mark the end of the Ramadan were said to have been swept away by the ocean tide on Monday, Remains of four of the victims were recovered few hours after the incident occurred while the Marine police and some local fishermen continued the search and rescue operation.
Two of the victims, whose corpses were recovered on Tuesday were deposited at the Lagos Island General Hospital.Parts of one of the victims had been eaten up by some aquatic animals.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Frank Mba, told THISDAY that the latest body so far recovered was that of a teenage boy. Mba, a Superintendent of Police (SP), added that all the dead bodies have since been deposited at the mortuary.
“About ten teenagers were on Monday swept awy by a tidal wave. Immediately after the incident occurred , the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo , called for a search and rescue exercise. It was those who went on the search and rescue that first fished out two bodies on Tuesday, while the third corps was recovered yesterday, ” he added
He advised parents and guardians to supervise their wards who go picnicking at the beach to avoid such ugly incident.

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