UPDATE: LASEMA Recovers Dead Body Of Man Who Dived Into Lagoon

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has eventually recovered the body of Mr Oluseye Adekunle, who allegedly jumped into a Lagos lagoon on Friday.

According to the words LASEMA General Manager, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, a fisherman saw Adekunle’s floating body on Sunday morning by a river bank in Lekki.

The Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera had caught Adekunle as he attempted jumping off the Lekki/Ikoyi Bridge into the lagoon that day.

Tiamiyu said that a coordinated effort of LASEMA, Lagos State Waterways Authority and Marine Police recovered the floating body at 5.00a.m.and handed it over to the Lagos State Health Environmental Monitoring Unit.

“The body has been taken to Lagos Mainland Hospital Mortuary for deposition.

“Police will carry out further investigations on the matter,’’ he said.

Tiamiyu expressed worry at the suspected suicide, and appealed to the citizens to be their brother’s keepers by reporting any suspected suicide plan in time to avert it.

Tiamiyu said that relevant agencies and the family of the deceased were consulted after the recovery to confirm the identity.

He said that the recovery exercise closed at 11.30 a.m