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Man drinks poison, jumps into Lagos river

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Residents of Salvation Avenue in the Ajegunle, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have found the corpse of a man by the riverside.

The deceased, Bolaji Waheed, was found around 1.30pm at the bank of the Itowolo River with a bottle containing a substance suspected to be poison.

PUNCH Metro gathered that 52-year-old Waheed had been declared missing on Saturday after his family members could not find him.

According to reports, Waheed’s dead body was found by the riverside on Monday, which caused confusion in the area.

A police source said Waheed was believed to have taken the poison and plunged into the river.

The matter was said to have been reported at the Owode Police Division, which took the corpse to a morgue.

Relating how Waheed’s corpse was found, a resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a pastor in the area saw the corpse by the riverside and alerted the others.

According to her, “Pastor Ajiboye, who has a church in our area, was the one who reported the matter at the police station.

“The deceased had been missing for two days. He left home on Saturday and failed to return, which caused apprehension in his household. His family members searched the whole area to no avail.

“The man did not leave any note behind. So, the family members thought he was picked up by unknown persons and they reported to the police. But we were shocked that it turned out that the man committed suicide. He was found at the bank of the river on Monday. He was foaming in the mouth.”

SP Dolapo Badmos, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer also confirmed the incident.

Badmos, said, “We are investigating a case of suicide. The man was found with a substance suspected to be poison. Investigation is ongoing.”

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