Skitmaking tragedy: Young skit maker drowns while making content

A skitmaking attempt allegedly took a tragic turn in Lagos as a young skit maker drowned in a lagoon bordering a residential estate.

The incident, reported by X user @SirJarus, has reignited discussions about safety around Lagos waterways and the rising frequency of drowning cases.

In the post, @SirJarus shared:
“Sad evening here. Skitmaking gone wrong. Someone drowned in the Lagoon that borders my estate this evening. They were acting skit. Yet to be found.”

The user expressed concern over the alarming frequency of drowning incidents in Lagos lagoons, citing this as the second case in three days within a small two-kilometre stretch of water.

He continued, “Second case of drowning in three days. I’m now beginning to think there is at least one case of drowning in Lagoon across Lagos on daily basis. Because if this small stretch of Lagoon (less than two kilometers) records casualty almost every other week (mostly site workers that go to swim after work, security personnel, dredging workers etc), I wonder how it is in the 99.9% of other Lagoon banks around Lagos.

It’s no longer even news here. You just step out of your house and casually hear, “someone drowned in Osa today”. I also take evening walk to the bank of the Lagoon at least once in two weeks, but I don’t step into water for any reason.

One can only pray – against hope – that the young skitmaker currently in the water returns alive!

PS: Estate security personnel have arrested the other skitmakers and handed them over to government law enforcement agency.”

Lagos State’s response to the alleged drowning of skit maker

At the time of this publication, neither local authorities nor the Lagos state government has confirmed the incident.