Man jumps into Lagos lagoon

<p>An unidentified adult has jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State.</p>, <p>It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon.</p>, <p>Emergency responders are currently at the scene as efforts are ongoing to recover the victim from the water.</p>, <p>The area has also been cordoned off by the police.</p>, <p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident.</p>, <p>He said, “The incident happened truly. Marine police and the Lagos State emergency officials are here. Efforts are still on to bring out his body dead or alive.”</p>, <p>The Head, Public Education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru, also confirmed the incident.</p>, <p>Shakiru who spoke on behalf of Adeseye Margaret, Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, said, “We got a distress call at about 2:43 pm and we moved down to the location. There is no update yet.”</p>