It was a sad scenario in Ekiti State as lovers were said to have drowned in the state capital.
A young man and a lady suspected to be lovers have been drowned in the popular Ureje Dam, monitored by the Ekiti State Water Corporation, Ado Ekiti.
As at the time of this report, the identity of the man is unknown but the lady is said to be a resident of Bamgboye street, a community close to the dam.
It was gathered that the incident happened at about six o’clock in the evening of Sunday while the deceased attempted to evade arrest by police.
Report says various gangs of young men and women often visit the dam side to swim and also engage in various immoral activities such as smoking of hemp, prostitution and even initiation.
According to the chairperson Land lord Association, Bamigboye community, Deaconess Phebian Fatuase, said the youths have turned the dam side into a den where they carry out all criminal activities.
She said the community had made several attempts to chase them but they have been recalcitrant hence the police were involved.
Deaconess Fatuase explained that until few days ago some of them were still arrested while smoking India hemp around the dam.
She noted that, the man and the lady drowned was said to have jumped into the dam on sighting security agents but perished after they could not beat the gravity of the water.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Police Command, Mr Sunday Abutu confirmed that two persons perished in the dam while swimming but said the police was never involved.
He said the police was only invited after the incident had occurred.
According to him efforts have been put in place to bring out the victims.
Source: Roundoffnews
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