By Opeyemi Akintade
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service says the body of a male adult that jumped into the lagoon on Tuesday afternoon from Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has been recovered.
The Director of the service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye confirmed this in a statement on Thursday.
Adeseye said that the search and rescue operations began in earnest immediately the alert of the incident was received at 14:53 p.m. on Tuesday.
She said the team had been in search until the body was recovered at about 9:15 a.m. on Thursday at the LASEMA end of the Lagoon Bank.
“The collaborative efforts include that of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Health, Environmental Monitoring Unit and the locals to foreclose the joint operations,”she said.