March 11, (THEWILL)- A woman, who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun, has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the River from the moving boat, Police said on Sunday evening.
The spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said one Rasaq reported the incident to the Igando Police Division on Sunday, at about 8:00 am.
According to Rasaq, at about 10:00 pm on Saturday, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet to be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, going to Totowu in Ogun.
“There were 12 passengers on board. Suddenly, the woman removed the life jacket she was wearing and jumped into the River. She left behind one nylon bag containing a bottle of sniper, Alimosho General Hospital cards and some drugs”, the spokesperson quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.
Hundeyin said that the scene of the incident was visited immediately by detectives from the division; adding that a search party has been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation is ongoing as they make efforts to contact her family.
