An unidentified woman on Sunday
plunged into the lagoon on 3rd Mainland, in Lagos and we brought you a first
report.
There
are however, conflicting accounts as to how the incident happened. A version of
the account said that the woman was a passenger in an UBER car, driving inward
Lagos Island, when she told the driver to stop.
Thereafter, she reportedly
alighted from the vehicle, crossed the road and plunged into the lagoon.
Another
version had that the deceased was a man, who parked his Ford Explorer car on
top of the 3rd Mainland bridge and plunged into the lagoon. Picture of the
vehicle with plate number APP 190 CE went viral on social media yesterday.
When contacted, spokesman for
the Lagos State Police Command, Chile Oti, confirmed the incident saying:
“When
the information reached the Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, he directed
rescue team comprising policemen from the Marine Police, the Rapid Response
Squad, RRS and those from the three divisions around the area: Adeniji Adele,
Oworoshoki and Adekunle divisions.
The
Police rescue team are still at work as I speak, in collaboration with agencies
like the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority, LASTMA the Lagos State State Ambulance Service and the
Federal Road Safety Corp personnel . So far, they have not succeeded in
recovering the body. Any development on it will be communicated to the public.”
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