A woman identified as Adetutu Adedokun, suspected to be in her thirties, on Thursday, 10 November, jumped into the lagoon on third mainland bridge in Lagos, immediately after disembarking from a cab.
LIB reported that the Permanent Secretary, Lagos state Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the report and stated that a search rescue team has been mobilized to look for the woman.
“Upon arrival of the LRT at the incident scene, investigation revealed that a lady in her late thirties (30s) plunged into the Lagos lagoon.”
“Further investigation revealed that the lady alighted from a cab on the bridge and plunged into the lagoon,”
“The LASEMA boss said the cab driver claimed the woman was having a heated conversation with her fiance before alighting from the vehicle.
“The LRT men of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASWA and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) are currently on the ground working better together to search for the victim,” the Permanent Secretary said.
