- The official rescue team has been alerted
- The police have cordoned off the area.
Unknown person has dived into the river beneath the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
On-route witnesses who saw the incident corroborated it.
It was learned that onlookers surrounded the area to assess their options for mounting rescue operations.
The cops have closed off the area even though the official rescue team has been informed.
One of the eyewitnesses, Temitope, tweeted:: “Depression is real tbh Someone just jumped into the Ikoyi link bridge water right in front of me, not quite long. Hope he will not be lifeless before the rescue team arrives”
Another tweep Temitola said: “Someone just jumped down from Ikoyi Link Bridge. People are tired fa.”
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident.
Reacting, Hundeyin said: “Our men are there, controlling the crowd as other rescue teams arrive”.
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