Tragedy struck during a Valentine’s Day beach party in Lagos as Oriyomi Damilola, a local prophet, drowned at Avista Beach in the Ajah area.
The incident unfolded on Saturday, February 17, when Damilola led a group of friends to celebrate the romantic occasion.
As the festivities continued into the evening, the atmosphere took a somber turn when Damilola went missing. Sources revealed that despite immediate efforts by colleagues to locate him, the search proved unsuccessful, culminating in a heartbreaking end to the celebration.
“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 9 PM, they prepared to leave and when they got to the car park, they discovered that Damilola 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.”, sources said.
The colleagues returned to the beach on Sunday morning for the search but remained unsuccessful. They later filed a report at the nearest police station.
According to Channels Television report, when contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, affirmed the incident.
“We got a report on February 18th that at about six in the evening of February 17th, the deceased and others went to Avista Beach at Okun, Ajah for a party. At about eleven in the night, one of them Oriyomi Damilola brought them to the beach and told them to be going home. On getting out of the beach, they couldn’t find Damilola.
“Sequel to the report, detectives visited the beach and a search party was activated on the 19th, and at about 1 PM; Damilola’s lifeless body was found at Baracuda Beach Okun.
“Photograph of the deceased was taken, however, the cause of his death is yet unknown. His corpse has been moved to Gbagada General Hospital morgue for preservation, and the case transferred to SCID Panti for discreet investigation,” he said.
