A young man identified as Daibo Toju Davies, on Saturday, Jumped into the lagoon from the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos state.
The man, who is a resident of 17, Sosanya street, Soluyi, Gbagada, Lagos, was said to have told the driver of the Uber car he ordered from a hospital in Gbagada to stop after which he jumped into the water.
Nosa Okunbor, public affairs officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident, said officials of the agency are currently making efforts to rescue the victim.
“He should be in his mid-twenties. He ordered a car-hailing service from Gbagada to the Island. He deceived the UBER driver that he had a running stomach after which he jumped into the lagoon,” Okunbor said.
“As I speak with you, the marine unit of the Lagos central zone has been searching for the victim since 11:30am, but we have not found the body.”