A man, identified as Okechukwu Ezeigbo,
has drowned in the Lagoon after taking a dive from the top of the Third
Mainland Bridge on Thursday.
The Imo State indigene was said to be
among......
several passengers in a commercial bus heading towards Obalende,
on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State, when the incident happened.
According to source, the victim suddenly asked the driver of
the bus to stop and before anyone could realise what was going on, he
hurriedly put off his shoes and took a dive into the Lagoon.
Some officials of the Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority, who later arrived at the scene, were said
to have sought the help of fishermen in the area, who brought the victim
out. But he was already dead.
A LASTMA official, who pleaded anonymity, said, “The incident happened around 9am.Sad!
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