Xmas day tragedy: Man drowns, 16 families rendered homeless in Lagos

A 23-year-old cook cum cleaner, on Christmas
day, drowned in a swimming pool while many
families were rendered homeless in different fire
incidents
The deceased, identified as Sodiq Ojomu, had
reportedly jumped into a swimming room at 3/5
Durosinmi Etti Street, Victoria Island, and drowned
before he could be rescued.
Saturday Tribune gathered that the suspect had
gone to the eight-storey building, where he was
to be employed as a caterer and cleaner, when he
lost his life.
The image maker of the South West zone of the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),
Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident to
Saturday Tribune.
Farinloye stated that the deceased and others had
reportedly been warned not to swim but that he
suddenly removed his clothed and jumped into
the swimming pool.
The body of the drowned man had reportedly
been taken away by policemen and deposited at a
mortuary, while investigations into the incident
commenced immediately.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 16 families were
rendered homeless in separate fire incidents that
occurred in Okota, Ejigbo, Ifako Ijaiye and on the
island of the state.
The apartments of a two-storey building situated
on Modupeola Street, Ejigbo, were early Friday
destroyed by fire but no life was lost.
The timely intervention of fire-fighters from the
Lagos State Fire Service prevented the fire from
spreading to other apartments on the lower floors
The director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak
Fadipe, confirmed the fire incidents and added
that fire-fighters from other stations responded to
more than four incidents.
Farinloye added that about 16 families had been
rendered homeless in the fire incidents.