In a video that has gone viral, an elderly man was trying to kill himself on the third mainland bridge.
Many people were there, recording the incident, and a lot of them gathered around him, trying to talk him out of doing something so terrible.
Unfortunately, none of them.were able to help even a safety lifeguard came around with the boat but the man was nowhere to be found.
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Nigerians react
This is a really sad and terrible event, especially because there have been many stories about people hurting themselves recently.
A man from Nigeria, who cared deeply and felt very upset about what happened, criticized the people who were there for not being able to stop the man from doing something so dangerous.
Other Nigerians also feel hurt and sad about this, and they’re expressing their feelings in the comments.
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Meet Farida Sobowale, the woman who attempted to commit suicide
In another news, Farida Sobowale, Lagos State socialite and entrepreneur, has heartily apologized to her children for attempting to commit suicide.
The woman who is a mother of three was held back by passersby on Thursday when she parked her Lexus SUV at the extension of the Third Mainland Bridge, as she attempted to dive into the lagoon.
Following her heartbreak, she shared that she wanted to commit suicide after her marriage with her estranged husband, Demola Okulaja crashed in just two months of their union.