Lagos State Police has confirmed the suicide incident of a woman who boarded a boat from Igando to Ogun and reportedly jumped into the river from the moving boat.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday evening, said that rescue teams were already searching for the woman.
Hundeyin explained that one Rasaq reported the case to the Igando Police Division on Sunday at about 8.00 a.m.
“Rasaq said at about 10.00 p.m. on Saturday, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet to be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, going to Totowu in Ogun.
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“There were 12 passengers on board. Suddenly, the woman removed the life jacket she was wearing and jumped into the river.
“She left behind one nylon bag containing a bottle of sniper, Alimosho General Hospital cards and some drugs,” the spokesperson quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.
Hundeyin noted that the scene of the incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division.
He added that a search party has been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation is ongoing as they make efforts to contact the family.
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