By Kolawole Ojebisi
Onlookers could only wring their hands in helplessness as a yet-to-be-identified lady died after jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon on Thursday evening.
The development was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday.
Hundeyin said the incident occurred on Thursday, adding that the woman was confirmed dead by a team of doctors.
“On 13/3/2025 at about 1600hrs, at about 1500hrs of the same date, an unidentified lady, whose name is yet unknown, reportedly jumped from Third Mainland Bridge into the water at UNILAG waterfront,” Hundeyin told the press.
“She was recovered at the University of Lagos shore-slip-way by a team of marine police attached there.
“She was confirmed dead by a team of UNILAG medical doctors in the presence of a police team from Sabo division.
”The body has been evacuated to I.D.H INFECTIOUS Disease Hospital Mortuary, Yaba, Lagos, for preservation.”
Recall that in 2024, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the police command foiled a suicide attempt by a US citizen on the Third Mainland Bridge.
