Why Beautiful DSS Official, Tutu Jumped Into Lagos Lagoon
An unidentified lady jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland bridge on Thursday.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), in a statement on Thursday, said that an operation is ongoing to rescue the unknown victim.
“Upon arrival of the LRT at the incident scene, investigation revealed that a lady in her late thirties (30s) plunged into the Lagos lagoon,” the statement reads.
The agency said she jumped into the lagoon after she alighted from an Uber cab on the Third Mainland bridge around 3:00 a.m. on Thursday.
“Further investigation revealed that the lady alighted from an Uber taxi car on the bridge and plunged into the lagoon,” the agency said.
“The driver of the taxi claimed she was having a heated conversation with her fiance before alighting from the car.
“The LRT, Men of Lagos State fire and rescue service, LASWA and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) are currently on ground working better together to search for the victim.
Operation ongoing.”
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What would have made, beautiful Tutu , a DSS official, to jump into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos ?
It was gathered that the woman had disembarked from a cab, headed towards the railing of the bridge and plunged into the water.
The driver of the cab claimed that the lady was having a heated argument with her fiance before she alighted from the cab.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a situation report,said a search and rescue team had been mobilised to look for the woman.
He said ,“upon arrival of the LRT at the incident scene, investigation revealed that a lady in her late 30s, plunged into the Lagos lagoon.
“Further investigation revealed that the lady alighted from a cab on the bridge and plunged into the lagoon,”
The LASEMA boss said the cab driver claimed the woman was having a heated conversation with her fiance before alighting from the vehicle.
“The LRT men of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASWA, and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) are currently on the ground working better together to search for the victim,” he added.
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