CITIZENS COMPASS —A female passenger of a boat has reportedly yanked off her life jacket and jumped into the river in Lagos State.
The yet-to-be identified woman was said to have boarded the boat from Igando, Lagos State enroute Ogun State when suddenly she jumped into the river mid-way while the boat was in motion.
Spokesman, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday evening, said that rescue teams were already searching for the woman.
He said that one Rasaq reported the case to the Igando Police Division on Sunday at about 8.00 a.m.
According to Rasaq, at about 10.00 p.m. on Saturday, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet to-be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jetty, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, going to Totowu in Ogun State.
“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 insecticide, Alimosho General Hospital cards and some drugs,” the spokesman quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.
Hundeyin said that the scene of the incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division.
He said a search party has been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation was ongoing as they make efforts to contact the family.
—NAN
