News
Lagos Police Foil American’s Sui©ide Attempt On Third Mainland Bridge
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Police has successfully thwarted a suicide attempt by an American citizen on the Third Mainland Bridge.
This development was disclosed in a statement shared on its official X account on Monday.
According to the the statement, the American, who is in his early 30s, was driven to the bridge by his baby mama at approximately 1:23 p.m.
The man told his baby mama to park her vehicle while he walked to a spot on the bridge, intending to jump into the Lagoon.
File Image of rescued American
A passerby who noticed his suspicious behavior, quickly alerted patrolling Rapid Response Squad operatives, who persuaded him not to jump.
The officers then reunited him with his wife and daughter before taking them to the RRS Headquarters in Alausa.
The statement said, “An American citizen, name withheld was at 1:23 p.m. today restrained from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
“The American, who is in his early 30s was driven to the Third Mainland Bridge by his Baby Mama in company of his daughter. He directed the lady who was unaware of his motive to park somewhere while he walked to a spot for a leap into the Lagoon.
“A passerby who observed his movement quickly alerted patrolling RRS operatives who persuaded him from jumping, re – united him With his wife before taking them to RRS Headquarters in Alausa.
“The Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), after advising the man and his family, directed that the case be transferred to Gender Department, Lagos Police Command for further counselling and necessary actions.”
Click To Watch Our Video Of The Week
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
