National Stadium, Surulere

A 26-year old man has drowned while swimming at the National Stadium’s swimming pool in Surulere area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana said on Sunday that the incident occurred last week.

He said at 6:10pm, the police received a distress call that one Sodiq Yusuf, 26, of 26, Horgan Bassey Street, Surulere allegedly got drowned while swimming in the National Stadium’s swimming pool, Surulere.