The drowning of two brothers in December 2018 picnicking on the beach, the death of an engineer working with Mobil, Late Etido Ibekwe, said to have drowned while picnicking with his wife and children, are among deaths recorded in the beach in 2018, 2015 and 2011. 1998 - 2020 Media Trust Limited. But the beach is often packed full with people during festive seasons or the holiday period. “We belabour ourselves here and the little money we make is what we use to buy rake, shovel, wheelbarrow to clean the beach. He is responsible for allocating portions to persons who are interested in building their shops here. He, however, said people do not want to learn, wondering know why the victims would endanger their lives by swimming in the beach. The man was identified as Missouri City resident Jesus Sosa. He said there are some points on the beach that are dangerous, which cave in, and when picnickers venture onto those points, they are swallowed by the strong waves of the sea.

The body of the female victim floated to the shores of the river and was buried same day at the bank of the river as custom and tradition demands.
Mr. Ekpenyong Thomas, an indigene of the area, said visitors to the beach drown because they don’t know the area well, even if they are good swimmers. He further said that the beach is not safe for anyone to swim without a life jacket and picnickers are supposed to come with their life jackets but the reverse is the case. He collects a merge amount from such people but no fee is charged for individuals who come here to catch fun except they come in groups or in buses,” he noted. He also advised the state to set up a rescue team to save people from drowning at the beach. The water brings in dirt and debris from the sea and what we do is to clean up the place but we are not paid for it. According to him, Ibeno is the longest and attractive beach in West Africa located at Iwuokpom community. Mr. David Akpakop, an indigene of Mkpanak, said that the incident was unfortunate and a sad development for the community. Emmanuel berates NBS over unemployment report, Lagos tops as Nigeria records 125 new COVID-19 cases, COVID-19: Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contracts further, COVID-19: No cause for alarm, UNILORIN institute assures students, COVID-19: FG receives three ‘Smart Walk-Through Booths’ to enhance sample collection, COVID-19: Nigeria’s total cases now 57,724, COVID-19: FG considers tax holiday for Maritime Sector, UK group supports 100 Nigerian businesses with $425m, COVID-19: UNICEF, FG organise stakeholders’ dialogue on safe school resumption, COVID-19: Ondo warns schools against unauthorised resumption, Suspected fake soldiers cause pandemonium in Ogun market, arrested, CBN bans customer-to-customer forex transfer, Primate Ayodele to Akeredolu: Follow God’s warning or lose to your Deputy, Presidency counters Amaechi on building of rail line to Niger Republic, Troops eliminate Boko Haram commanders, fighters in Lake Chad – DHQ, Oshiomhole breaks silence on Edo poll + Video, https://theeagleonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VID-20200510-WA0000.mp4, Putting our money where our mouth is, by Femi Adesina, Adamawa announces resumption dates for schools, INEC Chair to security agencies: We can’t lower standard in Ondo, Ndidi could be out for three months — Rodgers, Count us out of strike, we’ve lost N320b to government-imposed prices — Oil marketers, 13 states lack revenue capacity to fund recurrent expenditure‎‎ — BudgIT Report, Sanwo-Olu flags off construction of 377 projects, President Buhari, where is the change?, by Kalu Nwokoro Idika. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ibeno that although the state government generated revenue from the tourists that visited the beach, there ought to be measures to guarantee tourists’ safety. Their ages were between 13 and 19 years. It beckons to all who gets close to it to have a feel of the calm but dangerous water. By Deji.O On Apr 11, 2018 Mr. Ubong Ekpe who was married with children, drowned along with his brother, Francis, at the Ibeno Beach, Iwuokpom community, in the Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. Though the management of the beach is poor, the beach handlers say they have to depend on the revenue generated from picnickers to run the place. The Beach is the place between the living world and what comes next. The … In fact, the quiet movement of the Atlantic Ocean, amidst intermittent surge of water, urged on by the waves is a beautiful sight to behold. This beach is not also safe for you to swim without a life jacket.
It does not even have life jackets to give out to visitors. Your email address will not be published.

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