A video of Lekan Odunare, a national diploma certificate holder, jumping into a Lagoon in Lagos state has surfaced online and gone viral.
The incident was said to have happened around 10 am on Tuesday, December 14 at Epe LGA of Lagos state.
In the now-viral video, Odunare, who is said to be a worker at Alaro City along Lekki-Epe expressway, could be seen sitting on the rails of a bridge wearing a sober look.
Before he dived in, a man filming the scene was heard querying his intention. Lekan, who looked distressed, did not answer any of the questions before jumping into the lagoon.
Many social media users, however, wondered why the man behind the camera made no effort to save him.
After a while, the diploma holder looked around and then jumped into the lagoon to the dismay of those around the scene.
A source, who claimed to know the victim, told ThePunch, his body is yet to be recovered from the lagoon since the incident happened.
He said;
The boy is like a younger brother to me. I saw the news first on Facebook and I called his elder brother to ask if it was true and he said yes. When I asked if they had found the body, he said they had not found it but that the people that were around the area said he died after jumping into the lagoon.
I can’t say why he jumped into the lagoon; probably he was depressed or something. He has finished his national diploma and was learning surveying; I don’t know why he would jump into the lagoon.
Meanwhile, Usman, a brother to Odunare, told The Punch that the family has commenced a search for his body, adding that Odunare did not open up about facing a challenge to anyone.
He said;
I don’t even understand the situation. He just wished to do that to himself. He used to be depressed once in a while, but at least he should have come out and spoken to someone. If there was anything bothering him, he should have talked but that was how he chose to live his life. It has not been easy for our mother, but she will get over it as time goes on.
We have not seen his body; we are searching for his body and hoping he will float to the shore because the lagoon is deep and nobody can enter into it.
He also said the family did not report the matter to the police.
Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okubor, said the agency did not receive any report about the incident.
