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Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by SeeHim: 6:11am On Aug 17, 2022
Tragedy struck on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water.

PUNCH Metro gathered that 10 secondary school leavers, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to celebrate the completion of their West African Senior School Examination.

They were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki.

The spokesperson for the Elegushi Beach Management, Chief Ayuba Elegushi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the pupils were not properly registered.

He noted that the incident happened at an unmanned section of the beach not open to the public.

He said, “We initially sent them away from the area of the beach they wanted to swim in. Then, they went to another place that was not for the public at all. It was the child of our kinsman, Abass, who took them from school to the beach and those kids followed him.

“They did not pay any gate fee to access the beach. Abass used the leverage that he was one of us to take them through another place.”


The victims were said to have raised the alarm as the water swept them away.

Elegushi said some life guards plunged into the water and brought out six of the pupils.

“Out of the six that were rescued, some escaped by the time we got there. We were able to arrest two of them and we took them to the Jakande Police Station
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“As of now, there are still four missing as our seamen have not been able to bring them out of the water. We have informed their parents and they have come to the police station.

“Abass is one of the missing kids. There is another boy we have not identified and two other girls,” he added
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The Spokesperson said the two boys that were arrested told the police that they were chased from the beach before sneaking into the restricted section to swim.

He said, “They wrote in their statements that they were chased from the first section they went to. Abass told them that they should not worry and he would take them to another part of the beach. He took them to another end of the beach where no one could see them.”

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that investigation was ongoing.

He said, “The teenagers were from Kuramo Senior College, Lekki. Four of them are missing. They are two males and two females. Efforts are on to recover their bodies. We have yet to meet with the parents of the victims.”

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Saheed Adesanya, said he would confirm the incident and get back to our correspondent.

He had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
https://punchng.com/four-students-celebrating-wassce-at-lagos-beach-drown/

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by SeeHim: 6:11am On Aug 17, 2022
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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by SeeHim: 6:12am On Aug 17, 2022
You Will Never Die While Celebrating Your Achievement In This Life, In Jesus Name Amen

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by rusher14: 6:16am On Aug 17, 2022
Such a sad story.

May their souls rest in peace.

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by UselessBuharist: 6:20am On Aug 17, 2022
Children want to enter adulthood very fast, they want to do what they see adults do.

May their souls rest in peace. They probably would be alive if they celebrated at home, everything is dangerous in Nigeria

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Lemmy123(m): 6:32am On Aug 17, 2022
These kinds of celebrations always end badly. Death also visited 21 South African kids who visited a tavern to celebrate end of examinations but all died from poison or something, according to an investigation. I wrote about it

The rest should please take heed. We can't be losing our teenagers

See my signature below, thanks

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by lawrenzooo: 6:32am On Aug 17, 2022
May our moment of celebration not be our moment of grief. RIP to the dead and may God comfort their families

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by EMXTAN1(m): 6:32am On Aug 17, 2022
Omoh! What sort of news is this..
Oh Lord give us this day our daily bread and deliver us from all appearances of the evil one.. hmnm..
RIP to them

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by TastyFriedPussy: 6:32am On Aug 17, 2022
This is so disheartening cry
But the saddest part is that most of them might not have informed their parents before heading for such celebrations

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by madridguy(m): 6:32am On Aug 17, 2022
Such a sad story. I pray God comfort their loved ones and bless their souls.
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by RichDad1(m): 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
This is too tragic.
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by xpressionx(m): 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
May God comfort there parents

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Akinsete19(m): 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
Okay

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by AntiChristian: 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
Such is life!

Life is like a bus.

At almost every junction people alight!

We don't all survive in pregnancy!

We don't all survive at birth!

We don't all survive at infancy, adolescence, pubescence....

Some graduated but died before NYSC.
Some did NYSC but died few days before marriage!

Such is life.

It could end anytime!

Parents watch your wards!

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Frank150: 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
Death of joy

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by PandoraObi: 6:33am On Aug 17, 2022
ok
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by raphretle: 6:34am On Aug 17, 2022
Since I was Born...going close to a large body of water Is never my thing...
I rather take the mockery than drink water wey I no plan...

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Tywo2018: 6:34am On Aug 17, 2022
Bypassing entry to avoid paying at the gate all in the name of celebrating mere Waec. God almighty guide our Children from untimely death.

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Nosayer: 6:34am On Aug 17, 2022
Unmanaged delinquency among teenagers is always catastrophic.

So sad the parents have to go through this... cry

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Samfloxin(m): 6:35am On Aug 17, 2022
Ordinary WAEC

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by tunjijones(m): 6:36am On Aug 17, 2022
This happens almost everytime.

I remember many years ago after my waec we all went to badagry beach to celebrate na so one of us drawn o. The vice principal's son. That day was like the longest day in my life.

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by mrkings84(m): 6:37am On Aug 17, 2022
The rate at which lives are wasted on daily basis is quite unfathomable. You mean, 4 grown up children just died like ants??



This is not cool at all!

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by JuanDeDios: 6:37am On Aug 17, 2022
TastyFriedPussy:
This is so disheartening cry
But the saddest part is that most of them might not have informed their parents before heading for such celebrations
Very disheartening.
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by CondemnBattery(f): 6:37am On Aug 17, 2022
Sad
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Timoleon(m): 6:38am On Aug 17, 2022
Their journey has ended. They were young and restless. I hope and pray their souls find rest though.
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by KOPArespect: 6:39am On Aug 17, 2022
So sad, I wish they could see them alive
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by shiki(m): 6:39am On Aug 17, 2022
shocked
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by Gkay1(m): 6:39am On Aug 17, 2022
To obey is better than sacrifice.
Look at what disobedient caused exuberant kids.
May God help us.
Rest in peace to the dead.

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by LordIsaac(m): 6:39am On Aug 17, 2022
Must you swim to celebrate? WAEC o!

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Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by paulolee(m): 6:39am On Aug 17, 2022
just too bad
Re: Four Students Celebrating The End Of WASSCE At Lagos Beach Drown by babaRUNtinz(m): 6:40am On Aug 17, 2022
Lolzz... Them nvr see anything.

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