A tragic incident unfolded during a Valentine’s Day celebration in Lagos as Oriyomi Remilekun, a prophet based in the city, drowned at a beach hangout in the Ajah area.
On Saturday, February 17, the deceased had led some youths from his white garment church to Avista Beach in Ajah to mark the Valentine’s Day festivities.
However, Oriyomi’s whereabouts became unknown following the conclusion of the beach picnic.
His companions immediately initiated a search, but their efforts to locate him were unsuccessful.
According to a source, “The youths of the church parish at Gbagada were on a planned Valentine’s Day love feast at the Avista Beach Resort, totaling 16 in number. They first lodged at a short-term rental apartment very close to the resort, where they had a party before later moving to the beach resort.”
“At around 9 pm, as they prepared to depart, they discovered Oriyomi was missing. His girlfriend mentioned that he had handed her his phone, went off on his own, and promised to return. They searched for him at the beach but couldn’t find him before leaving.”
The management of Avista Beach confirmed the incident, stating that Oriyomi’s remains were discovered washed ashore at a separate beach in the community on Monday.
A member of the management team, who preferred anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said, “On Sunday afternoon, we were approached by a group of individuals accompanied by police officers from Ogombo Police Station, reporting a missing person at the beach.”
“They invited us to the station, and we provided our statement. Subsequently, the police summoned Oriyomi’s companions. Approximately three hours after they were called in, we received word that a body had been found at Baracuda Beach Resort.”
However, the police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that he was not aware of the incident.