'My Girlfriend Dumped Me', Says Man Who Jumped Into Lagos Lagoon

 

Following the quick intervention by the Rapid Response Squad (Lagos State Police Command) who prevented another suicide barely 10 days after a man jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon, another man, Princewill David, who did same on Wednesday night said he wanted to kill himself after his girlfriend broke his heart.

Allnews Nigeria earlier reported that the young man around midnight on Wednesday leapt from an Uber car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon.

According to a source, the driver said David insisted he should pass Third Mainland Bridge after he picked him up at Igando.

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“He asked the driver if they were on Third Mainland Bridge when they got there and he said yes.

“The man then said the driver should stop the car so he can pee but the driver refused and sped off.

“The driver said the man was forcing him to wait but because of reports of people jumping into the water after lying that they want to pee, he increased his speed and only slowed down when he saw RRS.

“But before the driver reached where the policemen where to complain, the man ran off the vehicle and jumped into the water.

“One of the policemen saw him approach the railings and pleaded with him not to jump but the guy went ahead. Fortunately, he landed on logs of wood and the policemen with the help of local fishermen rescued him.

“He broke his legs and sustained other injuries. He was rushed to the hospital where he is still being treated.

“They asked why he wanted to kill himself and he said it was because his girlfriend said she was no longer interested in him,” the source said.

Confirming the incident, police spokesman Bala Elkana said the victim was responding to treatment at the hospital, adding that he said heartbreak led him to attempt suicide.