Police rescue man from committing suicide in Lagos

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, rescued a yet-to-be-identified man from committing suicide in the LASU-Iyana-Iba area of the state.

Sharing photos of the scene of the event on its Facebook page, the RRS disclosed that the man had attempted to jump in front of a moving vehicle when the RRS team on a routine patrol and passers-by restrained him

It was further said that upon investigation, the family of the man was identified and he was handed over to them for monitoring.

The statement read, “Around 11: 25 a.m. today (Wednesday), our operatives in Igando rescued a man trying to commit suicide by jumping in front of speeding vehicles on LASU – Iyana Iba Expressway.

“With the assistance of passers-by, he was restrained. His family was contacted and he has been handed over to them for maximum attention.”

The statement further stated that the RRS arrested some undisclosed number of persons for causing violence over the death of a young man.

“Meanwhile, our team is presently in Bamgbose, Lagos Island, where violence broke out between two groups over the death of a young man.

“Several arrests have been made and the crisis de-escalated. Normalcy has returned to the area. Joint teams of police operatives from divisions, Area Command and RRS are still on the ground monitoring the situation,” the statement concluded.

PUNCH Metro reported on January 12 that Nigerians mourned the death of a female bank worker in Ikorodu, Lagos State, who took her own life.

The 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu was said to have died after consuming an insecticide.

It was learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of a new generation bank where the banker had made her way into the restroom around 1pm. She was said to have consummed the insecticide, unknown to her colleagues.