The Okemesi community in Ekiti West local government area of Ekiti State is mourning the loss of four young men who drowned in the Osun River along Ajido, Ikoro Road.
The victims, who were attending a burial ceremony, decided to go swimming in the river on Sunday, November 10th. Two of the victims were from the Aworogun household in Okemesi, while the other two were from Lagos State.
Confirming the incident, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said, “A distress report received on 10/11/2024 has it that on the same date, a 23-year-old and a 25-year-old natives of Okemesi-Ekiti went to River Osun Ajindo/Idoile Road to swim alongside two of their friends that came from Lagos State to attend a burial ceremony which took place at Okemesi. The four young men unfortunately got drowned.”
The bodies of the victims have been recovered and deposited in a morgue, while the police are investigating the tragic incident.
