Driver Drowns During Beach Outing with Indian Nationals in Lagos
Driver Drowns During Beach Outing with Indian Nationals in Lagos
A Nigerian driver, identified only as Kingsley, drowned during a leisure outing with two Indian expatriates at Tarkwa-Bay Beach in Lagos State.
The incident reportedly occurred around 4 p.m. on Sunday. Kingsley, who had accompanied the expatriates for a relaxing visit, entered the water shortly after their arrival but was swept away by strong currents.
Despite efforts to rescue him, he could not be saved.
He wrote, “A Nigerian driver identified simply as Kingsley has been declared missing after drowning in the sea at Tarkwa-Bay beach, Lagos, during a leisure trip with two Indian nationals on Monday. Police sources told Zagazola Makama that two Indian expatriates, attached to the Dangote Company in Lekki, reported the incident at the Tarkwa-Bay Police Division.
“They stated that the incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday when their driver, who conveyed them to the beach for relaxation, entered the water and got swept away by strong currents. All efforts to recover his body proved abortive,” a police source said.”
He added that police detectives from the division visited the scene for assessment, while efforts to recover the body were ongoing.
Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, were unsuccessful, as calls to his phone went unanswered and a text message sent had not received a response at the time of this report.
