{"id":731112,"date":"2019-10-25T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T10:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/25\/young-man-rescued-from-jumping-into-lagos-lagoon\/"},"modified":"2019-10-25T10:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T10:44:13","slug":"young-man-rescued-from-jumping-into-lagos-lagoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/25\/young-man-rescued-from-jumping-into-lagos-lagoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Man Rescued From Jumping Into Lagos Lagoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613860\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lasema-gives-update-on-unidentified-woman-who-jumped-into-lagos-lagoon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"339\"  \/><br \/>Some officials of the State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, on Thursday, rescued a young man, identified as Ayinla Rilwan, from committing suicide by diving into the Lagos lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Rilwan was said to have been rescued around 9am on top of Third Mainland Bridge while contemplating committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p>When he was interrogated, Rilwan\u2019s words were said to be incoherent, suggesting that he could be mentally unwell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon receipt of distress call from control room of a man roaming around the edge of the railings of the bridge, we raced to the scene only to find the man in an attempt to jump over the railings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd after awhile, we able to pacify him, and subdued him before taking him away,\u201d narrated by LASEMA Public Relations Officer, Nosa Okunbo stated.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:\u00a0LASTMA Official Lands Inside Lagoon After Being Hit By Speeding Driver<\/p>\n<p>The man, said to be in his late 20s, was thereafter taken to the Ministry of Youth and Social Development for rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>However, LASEMA team was later asked to take Rilwan to the Rehabilitation and Training Centre at Majidun-Owutu, Ikorodu, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Some officials of the State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, on Thursday, rescued a young man, identified as Ayinla Rilwan, from committing suicide by diving into the Lagos lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge. 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