Tragedy as man drowns in Lagos River

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A 45-year-old man, identified arsenic Kazeem, has drowned successful a stream astatine Odo Tente, a bound assemblage betwixt Lagos and Ogun states.

Kazeem allegedly had consumed a substance suspected to beryllium a hard cause known arsenic Colorado earlier the incidental occurred.

The substance reportedly made him enactment irrationally, aft which helium ran uncontrollably and jumped into the river.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incidental successful a connection connected Monday.

“On 11/10/2024, astir 11 am, a complainant reported astatine the Alagbado Division that 1 Kazeem, ‘M’, aged 45, nether the power of a hard cause suspected to beryllium Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a stream astatine the Odo Tente bound betwixt Lagos and Ogun states. Sequel to this, the unfortunate drowned and died,” helium said.

The PPRO added that detectives from the Alagbado Police Division visited the country to measure the concern and took photographs of the deceased.

He stated that erstwhile the begetter of the deceased was contacted, helium reportedly directed that the riverside hide Kazeem’s assemblage according to their section customs.

The representation shaper noted that the constabulary had investigated the incident.

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