A MEDICAL DOCTOR DROWNED HIMSELF IN LAGOS LAGOON

A man who was alleged to be a medical doctor was reported to have taken his own life by jumping into the Lagos lagoon at the Third Mainland Bridge, Nigeria. 

The report said that the alleged medical doctor was driven to the spot in his Nissan SUV. He stopped the driver with the excuse that he wanted to check something on the body of the car, only for him to jump into the lagoon.

 "The driver of the SUV was quoted as saying that the man asked him to stop, came out of the vehicle and jumped into the Lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge," the report said adding that the incident occurred between Adekunle and Adeniji end of the bridge.

The driver and the SUV have been taken to the police station while officials of the Lagos state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and security officers are currently at the scene to retrieve the body of the victim.