Man who jumped into Lagos Lagoon identified — LASEMA
Officials of LASEMA, the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Marine Police, Lagos State Ambulance Services and the Nigerian Police from Maroko Division, trying rescue the man.
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The police have confirmed the identity of the man who jumped into the Lagos lagoon on Friday.
The man was identified as 40-year-old Adekunle Oluseyi from Ondo State, the Lagos Police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the man jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki – Ikoyi Link Bridge at about 9:58 a.m. on Friday.
“Report on the suicide was reported at Maroko Division at about 10:15 a.m. and police operatives quickly rushed to the scene and alerted rescue unit.
“During a search of the area, his mobile phone was retrieved from the scene. The man is about 40 years of age named Adekunle Oluseyi John from Ondo state.
“Rescue operations by the police and other bodies is ongoing,” the police spokesman told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
Officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the Marine Police were at the scene in search of the body.
It was unclear what led to the suicide plunge but NAN gathered that the man pulled off his clothes and left some belongings, including his phone and ATM card, before jumping into the lagoon.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that the body was yet to be found as at Friday afternoon.
“Effort is ongoing to recover the body by men of the Marine Police and the Lagos State Waterways Authority combing through the waters for over three hours,”LASEMA General Manager, Adesina Tiamiyu, said Friday afternoon.
Officials of LASEMA, the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Marine Police, Lagos State Ambulance Services and the Nigerian Police from Maroko Division, trying rescue the man.
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A rescue team from the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, on Saturday recovered the body of a man declared missing after the tragic boat mishap on Majidun River in Ikorodu, near Lagos on April 2. The Managing Director of LASWA, Olayinka Marinho,…
The police have confirmed the identity of the man who jumped into the Lagos lagoon on Friday.
The man was identified as 40-year-old Adekunle Oluseyi from Ondo State, the Lagos Police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the man jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki – Ikoyi Link Bridge at about 9:58 a.m. on Friday.
“Report on the suicide was reported at Maroko Division at about 10:15 a.m. and police operatives quickly rushed to the scene and alerted rescue unit.
“During a search of the area, his mobile phone was retrieved from the scene. The man is about 40 years of age named Adekunle Oluseyi John from Ondo state.
“Rescue operations by the police and other bodies is ongoing,” the police spokesman told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
Officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the Marine Police were at the scene in search of the body.
It was unclear what led to the suicide plunge but NAN gathered that the man pulled off his clothes and left some belongings, including his phone and ATM card, before jumping into the lagoon.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that the body was yet to be found as at Friday afternoon.
“Effort is ongoing to recover the body by men of the Marine Police and the Lagos State Waterways Authority combing through the waters for over three hours,”LASEMA General Manager, Adesina Tiamiyu, said Friday afternoon.
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