The family member of Olalekan Odunare, the 21-year-old man, Lagos resident who jumped into the lagoon in Epe area of the state has confirmed the recovery of his body. It was gathered that Odunare’s body was recovered on Thursday, December 16, by relevant authorities in Lagos.
Odunare, a diploma holder, was reported to have worked at Alaro City, in Lagos state, took his own life by jumping into the lagoon in Epe area of Lagos state on the morning of Tuesday, December 14.
The Odunare’s family said his body was found on Thursday, December 17, two days after he jumped into the Lagoon.
The grieving member of Odunare’s family who spoke on anonymity confirmed the recovery of his body by authorities.
Odunare was said to have told his girlfriend that they would not be seeing him again after that day. He told her to take good care of their 1-year-old baby before heading to the lagoon.
The viral video showed Odunare, while he climbed and sat on the railings of the bridge around the water area, the diploma holder was filmed by a yet to be identified man. The man who filmed the incident was said to had asked Odunare some questions but he looked pitifully sad and abandoned, without making any attempts to answer the stranger’s questions.
Although many Nigerians have queried why the person who filmed the incident failed to make efforts to stop Odunare from committing suicide, the police is yet to release an update on the matter.
However, the Police in the state is yet to give detailed update on the incident which took place on Tuesday, December 14.
