Man who jumped into Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge lagoon found dead

Man who jumped into Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge lagoon recovered |Ikejabird.com

The unidentified man who jumped into the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge lagoon has been unfortunately found dead.

The man had apparently been sighted by an eyewitness to be jumping into the lagoon, the Nation reported. Many locals who attempted to save him shared that he wasn’t found and he wasn’t able to be saved.

In a statement that was released by the  Head, Public Education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru revealed that the young man’s boy has been found.

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It was shared that the body of the adult male was found and retrieved today, August 10, 2023, from the Lekki Ikoyi link bridge.

The statement said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service can authoritatively report that the body of one adult male that jumped into the lagoon on Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2023, from Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge has been recovered, today.

“The search and rescue operations began in earnest immediately after the alert of the incident was received at 14:53 hours and culminated in the recovery of the body today by 09:15 hours at the LASEMA end of the lagoon bank.

“The collaborative efforts include that of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Health, Environmental Monitoring Unit and the locals to foreclose the joint operations.”

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“Evacuation took up to one hour”- Female doctor falls to death after hospital elevator crashes from 10th floor

Meanwhile, a tragic incident ensued as a female doctor identified as Vwaere Diaso, died in an elevator crash in Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan on Monday.

Vwaere, who graduated from Babcock with a medical degree, had just two more weeks left to complete her housemanship program at the hospital.

She was going to pick up her food, when the elevator crashed. Ikejabird reported that the evacuation took up to one hour, and she passed on immediately after.

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