The man who jumped to his own death from the popular 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos yesterday (Sunday 19 March) has been identified as Allwell Orji.
According to his driver and eye witness, the said man reportedly stopped his driver while on the bridge saying he needed to check something on the body of his vehicle when he jumped off the 3rd mainland bridge into the Lagoon leaving many passers-by including his driver in shock.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has partially revealed the man’s identity.
According to a statement released by LASEMA, they said they received a distress call about a man who parked his grey coloured Nissan SUV with registration number LND 476 EE at about 4.50 pm around Adekunle, inward 3rd Mainland bridge and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon.
Preliminary investigation at the scene revealed that the man named Allwell Orji who was said to be driven by his driver, suddenly ordered the driver to pull over, came down from his car and suddenly jumped into the water from the bridge.
The vehicle and the driver has been taken to Adeniji Adele Police Station for further investigation, while effort is on going to recover his body from the Lagoon.
The General Manager LASEMA Mr Adesina Tiamiyu said that proper investigation would be conducted on the incident by the appropriate authorities.
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