A yet-to-be-identified man committed suicide in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Tuesday afternoon at Meme Bridge, a few metres from the popular Dunamis Church in Lokoja.
The deceased, a tricycle rider, was said to have arrived at the bridge, parked his tricycle, and jumped into the river.
An anonymous witness who never wanted his name mentioned disclosed that they were shocked when the deceased took his life untimely.
He blamed the current hardship facing the Country as one of the reasons why such a person could decide to take his own life.
“There is nothing anybody can do when the Keke Man jumps into the river.
When he jumped, we saw a snake, and there was nothing anyone could do at that moment”.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, has confirmed the incident.
Aya, however, said officers of the Nigeria Marine Police Force have been mobilised to the river to recover the deceased’s body.
“We are yet to get details of the incident. Our officers have been mobilised to recover the body of the deceased.
As soon as we get details, our unit will issue details of the sad incident,” he stated.
The corpse is yet to be recovered as of the time of filing this report.
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