Cleaner drowns on Christmas day

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.
Tribune