The body recovered from the lagoon in Lagos State this morning is not that of the medical doctor, Allwell Oji, who jumped into it on Sunday.
This revelation by Oji’s mum came as information revealed that another woman jumped into the lagoon in Lagos State.
Oji had on Sunday jumped into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge.
The spokesperson, Zone 2 Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, said: “The mother has come to identify the body recovered, but she said the deceased was not her son.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had earlier confirmed the recovery of a body on Tuesday.
Owoseni said the body was recovered by the Marine Police at the Onikan end of the lagoon.
Until his death, Oji worked at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Surulere area of Lagos State.
He was said to be on his way to Victoria Island for a meeting with the Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria when the incident happened.
Temporary reports from Police authorities revealed that the deceased had asked his driver to stop the vehicle before jumping across the bridge and into the water.
Coming on the heels of the case of Oji is that of a middle-aged woman who reportedly jumped into the lagoon in the Maza-Maza area of the state.
The woman was, however, rescued following the timely intervention of local fishermen and divers in the area.
According to witnesses, the woman had walked casually to the Maza-Maza bridge in the Mile Two area and to the shock of people around took a dive into the lagoon.
The woman, dressed in a blouse and trousers, was earlier seen walking aimlessly and when she got to the middle of the bridge, she climbed the rail and jumped.
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