Tragedy as man drowns in Lagos River

A 45-year-old man, identified as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun states.

Kazeem allegedly had consumed a substance suspected to be a hard drug known as Colorado before the incident occurred.

The substance reportedly made him act irrationally, after which he ran uncontrollably and jumped into the river.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.

“On 11/10/2024, about 11 am, a complainant reported at the Alagbado Division that one Kazeem, ‘M’, aged 45, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river at the Odo Tente boundary between Lagos and Ogun states. Sequel to this, the victim drowned and died,” he said.

The PPRO added that detectives from the Alagbado Police Division visited the scene to assess the situation and took photographs of the deceased.

He stated that when the father of the deceased was contacted, he reportedly directed that the riverside bury Kazeem’s body according to their local customs.

The image maker noted that the police had investigated the incident.