Tragedy when man drowns in Lagos river

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

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

The substance reportedly caused him to 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 10/11/2024, at about 11 am, a complainant reported at Alagbado Division that one Kazeem, ‘M’, aged 45 years, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river on the Odo Tente border between Lagos and Ogun states. As a result, the victim drowned and died,” he said.

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

He stated that when the deceased’s father was contacted, he allegedly ordered the riverside people to bury Kazeem’s body in accordance with local customs.

The image’s creator noted that police investigated the incident.