A Lagos-based prophet, Oriyomi Remilekun, have drowned during a beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day.
The deceased led some youths of his white garment church to the Avista Beach situated in the area on Saturday, February 17, to commemorate the day.
Oriyomi’s whereabouts became unknown when the picnic ended.
The colleagues were said to have immediately launched a search for him but efforts to locate him proved abortive.
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.”
The management of Avista Beach confirmed the incident but told our correspondent that the remains of Oriyomi were washed ashore on a separate beach located in the community on Monday.
Speaking on Tuesday, 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.”
However, the police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin said he’s not aware of the incident.
