A major tragedy was averted on Monday in the commercial
city of Lagos state, when a man jumped into the river on
the Mile 2 Bridge in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area.
According to eye witness accounts, an unidentified man
reportedly jumped into the river on the Mile 2 Bridge in
Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state
yesterday, August 29, after standing on the bridge for some
minutes, and loudly expressed bitterness over his sufferings
and how things had gone bad for him and his helplessness.
Daily Sun reported that the man was said to have mentioned
‘Buhari’ repeatedly, muttered some other words before he
finally took the terrible decision to jump inside the lagoon,
and the timely intervention of a passing speedboat
prevented the victim, who is in his 40s, from drowning.
It was gathered that passengers on the speedboat dived into
the river, dragged the man who was gasping for breath to
the riverbank, and continued their journey.
An eyewitness identified as Andy Odiaka, said the victim,
who wore native clothes, was left on the floor for a while,
unconscious, adding that he called the state emergency
number – 112, which facilitated the arrival of the Lagos
State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) in about 20 minutes,
as the 3-man medical team, went ahead of the bus to
resuscitate the victim.
Odiaka said: “I was there on the bridge where the man was
also standing. He was speaking to himself. He said he had no
transport fare to move from one place to another. He said his
suffering was too much that he could hardly feed. I also heard
him saying life was meaningless to him. He mentioned Buhari
many times, and the next thing I saw, the man jumped from the
bridge into the water.
“He is an Igbo man because he was speaking the language. I
thought he was joking when he said he was tired of everything
around him. “If not for a speedboat that was passing, he would
have died. The boat stopped and the passengers dragged him to
the riverbank and they continued their journey.
“Thereafter, nobody was ready to assist him. People simply
looked at him, expressed sympathy and continued their journey.
I have to call an emergency number,” he said.
Another witness, who simply gave his name as Okpala, said
he ran to the place and saw the man almost dying, but did
noit know what to do to help him out of the situation. He
said he mobilised others at the scene to donate money to
take the victim to a hospital. “The man said he was tired of
life and he wanted to kill himself,” he said.
When the victim’s pockets were searched for any means
identity, only N90 was found on him.
city of Lagos state, when a man jumped into the river on
the Mile 2 Bridge in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area.
According to eye witness accounts, an unidentified man
reportedly jumped into the river on the Mile 2 Bridge in
Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state
yesterday, August 29, after standing on the bridge for some
minutes, and loudly expressed bitterness over his sufferings
and how things had gone bad for him and his helplessness.
Daily Sun reported that the man was said to have mentioned
‘Buhari’ repeatedly, muttered some other words before he
finally took the terrible decision to jump inside the lagoon,
and the timely intervention of a passing speedboat
prevented the victim, who is in his 40s, from drowning.
It was gathered that passengers on the speedboat dived into
the river, dragged the man who was gasping for breath to
the riverbank, and continued their journey.
An eyewitness identified as Andy Odiaka, said the victim,
who wore native clothes, was left on the floor for a while,
unconscious, adding that he called the state emergency
number – 112, which facilitated the arrival of the Lagos
State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) in about 20 minutes,
as the 3-man medical team, went ahead of the bus to
resuscitate the victim.
Odiaka said: “I was there on the bridge where the man was
also standing. He was speaking to himself. He said he had no
transport fare to move from one place to another. He said his
suffering was too much that he could hardly feed. I also heard
him saying life was meaningless to him. He mentioned Buhari
many times, and the next thing I saw, the man jumped from the
bridge into the water.
“He is an Igbo man because he was speaking the language. I
thought he was joking when he said he was tired of everything
around him. “If not for a speedboat that was passing, he would
have died. The boat stopped and the passengers dragged him to
the riverbank and they continued their journey.
“Thereafter, nobody was ready to assist him. People simply
looked at him, expressed sympathy and continued their journey.
I have to call an emergency number,” he said.
Another witness, who simply gave his name as Okpala, said
he ran to the place and saw the man almost dying, but did
noit know what to do to help him out of the situation. He
said he mobilised others at the scene to donate money to
take the victim to a hospital. “The man said he was tired of
life and he wanted to kill himself,” he said.
When the victim’s pockets were searched for any means
identity, only N90 was found on him.
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