LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 21 passengers are feared to have drowned in an accident involving two boats that occurred at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. According to eyewitness accounts, the tragedy struck when two boats, each ferrying 16 passengers, collided and capsised in the middle of the…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man identified simply as Azeez has been confirmed dead after reportedly jumping into Lagos lagoon while being chased by a mob for allegedly stealing bags of cement. The Director in charge of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said he arrived at the scene of the incident to see the lifeless…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a woman, Francesca Spark, who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina, from killing herself. The army disclosed this in a statement by the division’s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ms Spark attempted to take her own life,…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lifeless body of a man who jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos State has been recovered. The male adult was suspected to have committed suicide on Tuesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said in a statement. “The victim’s body which was recovered Thursday morning,…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unidentified adult has jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency responders are currently at the scene as efforts are ongoing to recover the victim from the water. The area has also been cordoned off…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman said to be in her thirties has decided to end it all by jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. It was learnt that the woman had disembarked from a cab and headed towards the railing of the bridge. She was said to have consequently plunged into…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A National Diploma certificate holder, identified as Lekan Odunare, has reportedly jumped into the Lagos Lagoon in an attempt to commit suicide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, whose body had yet to be recovered, jumped into the lagoon in the Epe area around 10am on Tuesday. In a video circulating on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unnamed man has been rescued after jumping off Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon. The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said in a tweet on Thursday that the man alighted from a cab on Wednesday night claiming he wanted to urinate. He jumped into the lagoon but landed on a log…