4 students of Kuramo Senior College Lekki are reported to have drowned on Tuesday at Elegushi beach in Lekki, Lagos.
According to reports, the incident, occured after 9 students who collected their results from school decided to go swimming at the beach.
It is estimated that the 9 students are aged between 14 and 16.
After the incident, 3 of the remaining 5 students ran away while 2 waited behind.
Some of the bodies of the deceasedhave not yet been retrieved.
According to police sources, efforts are still being made to contact the parents of the deceased student whose identities remain private until investigations are concluded.
Confirming the incident the spokesperson for the Lagos state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin said: “4 teenagers drowned at a Lagos beach today, after collecting their exam results in school.”
Hundeyin, however, advised parents and guardians, to have a heart-to-heart talk with their teenagers about drowning in water, travel and swimming pool to avoid losing them.”
In another development, on June 12, 3 siblings of the same parents drowned in a swimming pool in their residence at Ajah, Lagos.
The children, all girls, aged 14, 7, and 3 drowned when their parents went to an event and the children left their house to swim at the pool within their estate. Their bodies were later found motionless in the pool by other residents and security personnel.