Man jumps off Third Mainland Bridge, drowns to death

A man, identified as Okechukwu Ezeigbo, has drowned in the Lagoon
after taking a dive from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge on
Thursday.
The Imo State indigene was said to be among several passengers in a
commercial bus heading towards Obalende, on the Lagos Island area of
Lagos State, when the incident happened.
Firstclass Newsline learnt that the victim suddenly asked the driver
of the bus to stop and before anyone could realise what was going on,
he hurriedly put off his shoes and took a dive into the Lagoon.
Some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who
later arrived at the scene, were said to have sought the help of
fishermen in the area, who brought the victim out. But he was already
dead.
A LASTMA official, who pleaded anonymity, said, "The incident happened
around 9am. We got an alert that somebody had fallen into the Lagoon.
"He was in a commercial bus and then jumped down and dived into the
river. Nobody knows the reason for his action.
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"Motorists began to park their vehicles on the road and that created a gridlock.
"We quickly moved in and asked people to clear their vehicles from the road.
"Some fishermen then brought him and we handed over the body to the
Adekunle Police Station. There was nothing with which we could
identify him."
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu,
confirmed the incident, adding that the police had contacted his
relatives.
Nwosu added that preliminary investigation showed that the victim had
mental problem and had been taken to a church located along the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,for prayers before he escaped.
He said, "The relatives said they did not know how he left the place
and joined a public transport. The police have recovered the corpse
and deposited in a morgue
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