UNILAG Student Drowns After Backflip Gone Awry At Lagos Beach

An undergraduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Damilola Balogun, has died from drowning pursuing a backflip stunt astatine Eleko Beach successful Lagos.

The tragic incidental was said to person occurred connected Friday, September 19, 2025, astatine the Lagos beach, aft Damilola and his friends were said to person gone to Eleko Beach to person fun.

There were conflicting reports connected the existent day of the mishap arsenic 1 relationship said it was Friday, September 19, and different relationship by the schoolhouse absorption said it was Thursday, September 18.

An relationship stated that Damilola, who is simply a pupil successful the Faculty of Education, asked a person to grounds him portion attempting the stunt. Moments later, a beardown question swept him distant earlier assistance could scope him. Despite hopeless rescue efforts, helium could not beryllium saved.

A aesculapian doc and societal media user, Dr. Farouk, who archetypal shared the quality online, noted that Damilola’s assemblage was recovered connected Saturday greeting astatine Museyo Beach, Ibeju-Lekki, astir 2 kilometres from the spot of the incident.

The quality has thrown the UNILAG assemblage into mourning, with friends and chap students flooding societal media with tributes.

One colleague, Doyin Doski, described him arsenic afloat of life, noting that helium had lone precocious been elected President of his module aft serving arsenic Vice President.

A connection by the Director of Communications, UNILAG, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, confirmed the bittersweet quality and stated that the Vice Chancellor, Prof Folushade Ogunsola, has commiserated with the family.

“It is true, Mr Damilola Balogun, the Faculty of Education student, drowned disconnected Eleko Beach connected Thursday, September 18, 2025.

“The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, connected behalf of the full University community, commiserates with his family, and prays that God grants the bereaved household the spot and fortitude to carnivore the irreplaceable loss,” she stated.