The body of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon in the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State has been recovered.
Head, Public Education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
Shakiru spoke on behalf of the director of the agency, Adeseye Margaret.
According to the statement, 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.
“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.”
Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported that a father of six, Ayuba Danbaki has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly killing his two-year-old daughter.
The 35-year-old Danbaki was said to have allegedly murdered his daughter after the child’s mother, Shiyona Ali, dropped her with him at a drinking joint the night of the incident.
