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Just in: Man commits suicide, plunges into Lagos Lagoon
A yet-to-be-identified person has jumped into Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge water, eyewitnesses on the route confirmed the incident.
Onlookers have besieged the spot to see how they can put up rescue efforts.
Although the official rescue team has been alerted, the police have cordoned off the area.
One of the eyewitnesses, Temitope, tweeted:: “Depression is real tbh Someone just jumped into the Ikoyi link bridge water right in front of me, not quite long. Hope he will not be lifeless before the rescue team arrives”
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Another tweet Temitola said: “Someone just jumped down from Ikoyi Link Bridge. People are tired, fa.”
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident.
Reacting, Hundeyin said: “Our men are there, controlling the crowd as other rescue teams arrive”.
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