SUICIDE ATTEMPT: LASEMA Rescues 36-Year-Old Man From Lagos Lagoon

A 36-year-old man has been rescued from certain death after he jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in a suicide attempt on Tuesday.

Ikechuckwu Ibeh was rescued by the Marine Unit of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) five minutes after he took the deadly dive.

IBEH was said to have jumped into the Lagoon around 4.45pm.

According to reports, Ibeh decided to take his life due to financial difficulties and depression among other reasons.

LASEMA had since handed IBEH over to cops at the Maroko Police Station.

Confirming the incident, the LASEMA Public Affairs Officer, Nosa Okunbor, stated that the launch of the agency’s Marine Unit was timely as it helped to avert the suicide.

He said,

“The LASEMA Marine Unit was empowered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and it recently took delivery of several boats, leading to the unit’s launch last week.

“The simulation and launch are timely as the unit averted what would have been the first suicide of the year 2020 when one Ikechuwku Ibeh attempted to end his own life by jumping off the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1.

“The victim was counselled by the personnel of LASEMA and eventually rescued from the lagoon by the Shark’s Squad alongside LASWA officials. The Bravo Unit of LASEMA examined him upon recovery for signs of fracture and life-threatening injuries, and thereafter, he was handed over to policemen at the Maroko Police Station for further action.”