An unidentified man, on Tuesday, jumped into a river from the Meme Bridge in Lokoja, Kogi State between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m.
The incident was confirmed by the Kogi Police Command through its public relations officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He revealed that a Divisional Police Officer led a search team to the Ganaka-Ajaokuta Road, from where the victim was said to have jumped into the river.
“Our men found the man’s slippers but his corpse is not yet visible, which calls for a thorough search for the recovery of his remains.
“As it stands, the man’s identity is not yet known since none of his family members has shown up to lay a complaint.
“We are only working on a report about the incident by some good Samaritans,” Ovye-Aya said.
He noted that there are two versions of the suicide report with some claiming he left his tricycle on the bridge and jumped into the river.
Another version, he said, claimed that the man dropped from another person’s tricycle and jumped in.
“if the deceased was a tricycle rider, the tricycle would have been seen parked on the bridge,” he added.
The PRO described the incident as “very unfortunate” and “rash”, saying “What is important to the police is finding the man’s corpse.
He advised residents of the state to desist from making rash decisions due to prevailing economic difficulty.
According to the PPRO, God can change one’s condition for the better at any time.
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