Lagos State officials have recovered the body of a man who jumped into the lagoon in the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of the state on Tuesday.
Head of public education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services Amodu Shakiru revealed this in a statement.
Shakiru, who spoke on behalf of the director of the agency Adeseye Margaret, said the corpse was recovered on Thursday at about 9:15 am.
The statement read, “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.
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“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.”
Although the victim had yet to be identified reports say he was a dispatch rider.
The man reportedly parked his motorcycle and jumped in before anyone could stop him.
Pedestrians and commuters were said to have watched as he dived into the water with his gear leaving his motorcycle and the dispatch kit with deliveries.
