An unidentified woman on Sunday, plunged into the lagoon on 3rd Mainland, in Lagos. As at 8.45pm, efforts were still on to recover her body, without luck. There were however, conflicting accounts as to how the incident happened.
It was first reported that the deceased was a woman, who parked her Ford Explorer car on top of the 3rd Mainland bridge and plunged into the lagoon. While some others said she is not the owner of the SUV and the owner witnessed the jump while trying to disuade her from jumping.
Picture of the vehicle with plate number APP 190 CE went viral on social media yesterday.
According to reports, the Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, directed rescue team comprising policemen from the Marine Police, the Rapid Response Squad, RRS and those from the three divisions around the area: Adeniji Adele, Oworoshoki and Adekunle divisions.
