Man Fell Into Lagoon From Falomo Bridge
By Frederick Wright
A man accidentally fell into the Lagos lagoon from Falomo bridge Friday.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident to Slye News, said the man identified as Segun Amoo survived the incident.
He said investigations revealed that an adult male, who after resuscitation, later identified himself as Segun Amoo, narrated how he mistakenly fell into the Lagos lagoon at the aforementioned location.
“(Information gathered from officials of the Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA) at their Falomo office revealed that the adult male (Mr. Segun Amoo), around 11pm yesterday night had been observed by one of their staff struggling for survival in the lagoon waters after he fell off the bridge, thereby leading to the LASWA Rescue Team’s response.
“The victim named Segun Amoo, was rescued by the LASWA officials and subsequently stabilized by the Agency’s Pre-Hospital Care Paramedics, before he provided vital information about himself after resuscitation, stating his home address at Ilaje-Bariga, Lagos, and in the process, clarified that he was not suicidal, while narrating how the incident of his fall off the bridge occurred,” he stated.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the LASEMA Response Team proceeded to the above-mentioned address for further investigations, where the Rescue Team successfully handed over the victim to his relatives.
The victim’s brother, Mr. Atteji Benuwa, who claimed they had been searching for him for a while, thanked the emergency responders on behalf of his family for the rescue efforts and his successful re-integration back into the family.
