Man rescued, prevented from committing suicide in Lagos [Video]

<p>A yet-to-be-identified young man has been rescued by bystanders from committing suicide in the Lekki area of Lagos State.</p>, <p>The video, which has gone viral on the internet, was shared by a social media platform, X user @victorhouston16 on Wednesday.</p>, <p>The video showed that the man attempted to hang himself using a noose tied to a banner hanging on a bridge.</p>, <p>DAILY POST recently reported that have been on the rise.</p>, <p>The report cited a 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report ‘‘Suicide in the World: Global Health Estimates’’, indicating that Nigeria has become one of the epicentres of suicide in the world, with a suicide estimate of 17.3 per 100,000.</p>, <p>According to the report, this is higher than the global (10.5 per 100,000) and Africa (12.0 per 100,000) estimates.</p>, <p>See link below:</p>, <p></p>