FRCN Journalist Commits Suicide By Jumping Into Lagos Lagoon

Marine Police and local divers

A Nigerian journalist has reportedly jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, killing himself.

According to media reports, the journalist is allegedly a staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) whose name is not yet disclosed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

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The reports, have it that the journalist was said to have pretended as if he wanted to urinate after disembarking from a commercial bus, and immediately dived into the lagoon. The reports added that, the deceased reporter was in the bus with his colleagues.

The Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command were alerted of the incident who responded immediately, but could not save the life of the journalist.

However, after a joint search effort by a team of Marine Police and local divers, his corpse was eventually recovered and has been taken to the Ebute Ero Police division.

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The spokesman of LASEMA, Mr. Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed that efforts were being made to transfer the deceased's body to the morgue.

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