Police says man who jumped into lagoon is on hard drugs

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A young man identified as Buka Abana, who jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge area of Lagos State on Tuesday has been found after 48 hours of searching.

The 30-year-old who is a drug addict reportedly left his Lekki Phase I residence about two days before the sad incident.

A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “The man lived in Lekki Phase I. He had been taking Colorado. He was missing for two days and his family members were searching for him.

 “They got information that he was seen around the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge and they rushed there to take him home.

“Unfortunately when he sighted them, he quickly jumped into the lagoon.”

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Relations Officer confirmed the development in a statement on Friday.

He said, “The man’s name is Buka Abana. He was aged 30. He had been taking Colorado hard drugs.

“He left home for two days and in the process of searching for him, he sighted the family members and jumped into the lagoon as soon as he saw them.”

The Head, Public Education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru, earlier confirmed that Abana’s lifeless body was recovered on Thursday.

“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service can authoritatively report that the body of one adult male that jumped into the lagoon on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has been recovered today (Thursday).

“The search and rescue operations began in earnest immediately after the alert of the incident was received around 2.53pm and culminated in the recovery of the body today (Thursday) around 9.15am at the LASEMA end of the lagoon bank.

“The collaborative efforts include that of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Health, Environmental Monitoring Unit and the locals to foreclose the joint operations,” the statement read.

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Chinyere Treasure Ikechukwu also known as Queen Ferry, is a Nigerian business Executive, social media savvy Journalist and Content Editor with over seven years experience. She serves as the Vice-Chairman of Naijatraffic Limited. If Treasure is not researching/blogging, she will be making delicious delicacy.

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