Woman Jumps into Lagoon from Moving Boat, Police Confirms

A woman who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun was said to have jumped into the lagoon.

Police spokesman in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, to journalists on Sunday that the ugly incident occurred in the evening.

He said rescue teams were already deployed looking for the woman.

According to Hundeyin, Rasaq reported the matter to the Igando Police Division at about 8 a.m. on Sunday.

According to Rasaq, at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet to be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, traveling to Totowu in Ogun.

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“They were 12 passengers on board. Suddenly, the woman removed the life jacket she was wearing and jumped into the river.

“She left behind one nylon bag containing a bottle of sniper, Alimosho General Hospital cards and some drugs,” the spokesperson quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.

Hundeyin said that the scene of incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division.

He said a search party has been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation was ongoing as they make efforts to contact the family.

(NAN)