26-year-old Sodiq Yusuf has allegedly drowned while swimming inside the National Stadium’s swimming pool in the Surulere area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Sunday that a team of policemen rushed the victim to hospital, where he was confirmed dead, adding that the corpse had been deposited in the Mainland General Hospital’s morgue for autopsy.
The PPRO stated,
“On Sunday, November 17, 2019, around 6.10pm, the police received a distress call that one Sodiq Yusuf, 26, of No. 26 Hogan Bassey Street, Surulere, allegedly got drowned while swimming in the National Stadium’s swimming pool in Surulere. A team of policemen was mobilised to the scene.
“The victim was rescued and rushed to the Randle General Hospital, Surulere, where he was confirmed dead. The corpse was deposited in the Mainland General Hospital’s morgue in Yaba for autopsy. An investigation is ongoing.”
