Saturday, October 24, 2015

Man dies in Lagos after jumping over bridge

Over bridge jump

In an attempt to escape Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences an unidentified Hausa man jumped to his death over the Obalende Bridge in Lagos, on Thursday.

According to Pm News, a trader who identified himself simply as John said the young man was watching the Taskforce Officials who stormed Obalende to enforce the law on Environmental Sanitation displacing street traders and illegal motorcycle operators from the top of the bridge when the incident occurred

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The young man from Adamawa State, North East Nigeria sighted another Taskforce Officials’ patrol van moving towards his direction and choose to jump over the bridge in assumption that they were after him.

The deceased landed on top of the iron beautification barriers under the bridge, he sustained serious injuries on his head and other parts of his body that lead to him dying instantly.
Immediately the incident occurred a mob attacked the Taskforce officials, vandalized their vehicle and pursued them towards the 3rd Mainland Bridge. The trader further said.

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