A yet-to-be identified young man Saturday jumped
into the Lagos lagoon at Third Mainland Bridge in a move suspected to be
suicide.
According to reports, the man, who was in a
vehicle heading to Lagos Island, alighted, crossed to the other side of the
bridge and without hesitation dived into the lagoon.
Lagosians took to the social media sphere to
share the news, stating that before people could get to him, the man had jumped
into the water.
It was gathered that the vehicle he was in
zoomed off as soon as he alighted, raising suspicions that it could have been a
taxi or car belonging to fraudsters, who used diabolical means to control their
victims.
As of press time, officials of the Lagos State
Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were on the bridge in search of the man.
According to LASEMA’s General Manager, Adesina
Tiamiyu, they got report of the incident on social media and moved to the scene
for search and rescue.
He said: “I cannot tell you anything at the
moment. We do not know for sure if someone jumped into the lagoon but we have
to search in case it happened.
“So far, we have not seen anyone. We have seen
contradictory accounts of the incident on social media too but the operation
would continue.”
Also, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Chike Oti, said: “There is no official report yet. It is the news
making the rounds.
“However, our rescue team is searching, divers
and Maritime policemen are working, investigation is ongoing, findings
will be made public.”
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