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Lagos woman jumps into river from moving boat
An alarming incident occurred as a woman reportedly leaped into the river from a boat traveling from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun.
The police have confirmed this unsettling event.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday evening. Hundeyin shared that rescue teams are actively searching for the woman following this shocking act.
As per reports from one Rasaq, who brought the matter to the Igando Police Division at 8 a.m. on Sunday, the incident took place around 10 p.m. on Saturday.
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Rasaq recounted that Folashade Nimotalahi, of an unknown address, boarded a boat at Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, en route to Totowu in Ogun.
“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 spokesperson quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.
Hundeyin said that the scene of incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division.
He said a search party has been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation was ongoing as they make efforts to contact the family.
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