There was pandemonium as a woman allegedly jumped into the river from a moving boat.
The incident was confirmed by Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin HundeyinThe Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in a statement on Sunday evening.
Hundeyin said the woman who boarded a boat from the Igando area of the State enroute Ogun State, reportedly jumped into the river from the spending boat.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said the incident was reported by one Rasaq at the Igando Police Division on Sunday at about 8.00 am, and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to commence search for the woman.
Rasaq reported:“At about 10.00 p.m. on Saturday, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, going to Totowu in Ogun,” Hundeyin said.
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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 police image maker said.
The scene of the incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division while a search party was contacted to recover the corpse contact the family, said Hundeyin