Man Dies At Lagos Bar Beach During Spiritual Cleansing, 4 Others Drown

At least 5 people have died at the popular Lagos Bar
Beach in the last 2 weeks.
According to NEMA, a man was reportedly caught in
an ocean tide on Sunday evening in the company of
his friend. 4 revelers were also washed away by
ocean tide on New Year's day.
The last incident involved a muslim group, Salallahu
Ala Monla Nabiya, who came to the beach for
spiritual cleansing. One of them (identity unknown)
reportedly drowned on Sunday.
According to the group, "an adult man in company of
friends this evening (Sunday) was washed away in
the sea by the Bar Beach. The man and his friends
stayed far from the usual area where fun-seekers
converged until one of them raised the alarm of the
drowning of the man."
Efforts to save the drowning man was said to have
proved abortive as he was swept away by the raging
ocean surge.
"Immediately, the beach rescuers made frantic
efforts at saving the man but they could not rescue
him. This incident has brought the number of those
drowned at the Bar Beach to five in 12 days. Four
people were drowned on the first of January and
efforts to rescue them proved abortive till two days
later when their remains were recovered," NEMA
spokesman lamented.
"When ice formations in the Polar regions of Canada,
the USA and Europe melt and flow into the Atlantic
Ocean, the effect is increase in the volume of water
which leads to extensive ocean tide beyond the limit
of the sea shore, thereby increasing the Continental
shelf These are part of the cumulative effects of
global warming," NEMA spokesman explained.

Sent From David Aniemeka