Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, in Lagos have prevented a sexagenarian (name withheld) from jumping into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge.
The spokesman for the Police Command in Lagos State, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
Hundeyin said the operatives had taken the 67-year-old man to Adekunle police station, Yaba, for statement and interrogation.
He said that the operatives, who were on patrol on the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday, sighted the man attempting to jump into the Lagoon.
A source said that the man, who claimed to come from Oju–Ore, in Ogun State, was attempting to jump into the Lagos Lagoon when the police officers stopped him.
The source said that the sexaganarian claimed that personal challenges had forced him to sell his house, land and cars, but not withstanding, he was still plagued by hardship, which had led to the decision to commit suicide.
It was also learnt that the man had collected a huge loan, but the amount and source were not disclosed.
“Today being my birthday, I have decided to end it all. The burden and the frustration is too much for me to bear.
“My wife has abandoned me in the process,” a source quoted him as telling to the police.
Source: NAN
