LASU student jumps into Lagos Lagoon

A student of the Lagos State University (LASU ), identified as Kingsley Gabriel , today , jumped into the Lagos Lagoon , just weeks after a woman was alleged to have jumped into the lagoon in the state.

According to what we gathere , Gabriel jumped from Falomo bridge into the Lagoon at around 11 am with no reasons for his action.

Confirming the act , General Manager , Lagos State Waterways Authority , LASWA , Mr . Damilola Emmanuel , lamented that the act was becoming rampant worrisome on Lagos waterways.

According to him , the student was quickly rescued from drowning in the water by LASWA rescue officials who responded swiftly to the incident , jumping into the lagoon to prevent him from drowning.

An official of LASWA hinted that after his rescue, Gabriel was taken to the Falomo Police Station , for onward interrogation . It was not clear why Gabriel decided to end his life by jumping from the Falomo Bridge into the water , even as efforts to interview the student proved abortive . Efforts to get the Police Public Relation Officer, Chike Oti , proved abortive.

He didn ’ t return calls and text sent to him . It would be recalled that a woman was said to have jumped into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge and was never seen since then.