A yet-to-be-identified woman tragically lost her life after leaping off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon.
The incident was confirmed by Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police spokesperson, who told TheCable that the incident occurred on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Despite efforts, the woman was pronounced dead by medical professionals.
The police are now urging the public to assist in identifying the deceased.
“On 13/3/2025 at about 1600hrs of the same date, an unidentified lady, whose name is yet unknown, reportedly jumped from Third Mainland Bridge into the water at UNILAG waterfront,” Hundeyin told TheCable.
“She was recovered at the University of Lagos shore-slip-way by a team of marine police attached there.
“She was confirmed dead by a team of UNILAG medical doctors in the presence of a police team from Sabo division.
”The body has been evacuated to I.D.H INFECTIOUS Disease Hospital Mortuary, Yaba, Lagos, for preservation.”
The incident has raised concerns about the rising number of suicides in Nigeria, with economic hardships being cited as a contributing factor.
In 2024, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the police command foiled a suicide attempt by a US citizen on the Third Mainland Bridge, it would be recalled.
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