Gloria Ogbu
A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly jumped into a river in Lagos State after been accused of stealing.
According to report, the man took his life on Saturday night at the Idumota Bridge, Lagos Island.
His demised was disclosed in a post by a Facebook user, identified as Ngozi Blessing, who shared videos of when the man was addressing some onlookers and the moment he jumped into the river.
Blessing, in the post, alleged that the man took to suicide because he was framed for stealing a huge amount of money, which he denied knowledge of.
Her post reads: “He was saying in oyinbo that they framed him that he stole a huge of money which he did not and they said they give him 24 hours to refund the money and he did not steal and for him to eat once in a day is a problem that where did he want to get that kind of money from within 24 hours so he is tired of life and he jumped down the bridge, it happened yesterday night at Idumota bridge in Lagos island. I am tired of this country the man just wasted his life”.
In the video posted, the man lamented that despite going to the Police station to prove his innocence, he was still asked to look for a way to repay the money.
“Where I was living, they accused me of stealing, I told them I am not the one that stole it. I was arrested by the police and I was asked to say my side of the story. Despite that, they still threatened to kill me.”
He then went on to dive into the river despite pleas of onlookers to stop him from killing himself.