A yet-to-be-identified woman has been confirmed dead after jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State.
A statement by the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, said that the incident occurred on Thursday around 4 pm near the University of Lagos waterfront.
According to him, this prompted a swift response from the Marine Police stationed in the area.
Hundeyin stated that the woman’s body was later recovered at the UNILAG shore slipway.
“An unidentified lady, whose name is yet [sic] unknown, reportedly jumped from the Third Mainland Bridge into the water at UNILAG waterfront on Thursday at about [sic] 4pm.
“She was recovered at the University of Lagos shore-slip way by a team of marine police attached there, and she was confirmed dead by a team of UNILAG medical doctors in the presence of a police team from Sabo division,” the statement partly read.
Hundeyin further stated that the body had been evacuated to the Infectious Disease Hospital Mortuary in the Yaba area of the state for preservation.
“The police are currently investigating [sic] the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death,” he added.
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