DEAD BODY OF YOUNG-MAN WHO JUMPED INTO CANAL IN KIRIKIRI/FESTAC COMMUNITY CANAL RECOVERED

Posted by on


By Idris Aina


Less than 48 hours after an unidentified man plunged into the Kirikiri-Festac-Amuwo community canal, his body has been recovered by the Police.

According to a report by The Nation, the body of the victim identified as Bayode Ahmad Lawal was recovered by the rescue officers around 1:30 pm yesterday, Sunday, April 9, 2017.

The victim was reportedly in company of his friends before his passing. He was said to have visited a gas station near the canal before he left for the canal where he took his own life, The Nation reports.

It was gathered that his friends ran after him could not catch up with him before he jumped into the canal.

The publisher of Festac Online, Eva Atese also confirmed the report saying “his body was found on Sunday afternoon.”

The passing of Lawal is coming few weeks after late Dr. Allwell Orji took his own life at the Adeniji – Adekunle end of the Third Mainland Bridge.

Similarly, four other cases of attempted suicide have been recorded across different parts of the State. One of such cases is that of a textile dealer, Mz. Momoh who was saved by gallant RRS officers while attempting to dive into the lagoon.
Comments

Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

NOW ON SALE WORLDWIDE!!!!!! THE FOUR STONES - The Battle of the Four Realms - BY UCHECHUKWU DANIEL

MORE COMMUNITY HEADLINES

Image

12 QUESTIONS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

When things aren’t going quite the way you’d like them to, it’s often the result of not asking yourself the right questions. Some questions are hard to confront because you’re afraid you won’t get the answer you want, others because you really don’t want to know the answer. But the best things in life don’t come easily, and turning away from life’s toughest questions is a sure path to mediocrity. I believe that Socrates said it best: “The unexamined life isn’t worth living.” Socrates’ observation also applies to business. When Eric Schmidt was CEO of Google, he famously said, “We run this company on questions, not answers.” Life, like business, runs on questions, not answers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the tough questions we should be asking ourselves regularly. How do people see me differently than I see myself? Have you ever heard a recording of your voice and thought, “Is that what I really sound like?” Because of the way the sound of the voice travels through the human sku
Image

PHOTO: ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH KIRIKIRI SENDS FORTH PARISH PRIEST, REV. FR. JOSEPH KIOKO

By U.D.Okechukwu St. Joseph Catholic Church Kirikiri town, Lagos which is one of the 171 Parishes under the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has organized a send-forth service for Rev. Fr. Joseph Kioko. The service was attended by other ministers and parish priest. Members of the church says he will be missed because of his loving nature and spiritual confidence. Rev. Fr. Joseph Kioko however, made some outstanding achievements as the parish priest that made headlines. such as; Rev. Fr. Joseph Kioko presenting the 2014 ABAM CUP to the  captain of the St. Joseph Catholic Church football team Ikechukwu Udeaba who scored the two goals of the match. He won the award for the Best Player of the competition. 1. St Joseph Catholic Church in a fierce football match lashes St. Matthew Catholic Church Amukoko, Lagos 2 – 0 to clinch the prestigious Arch. Bishop Adewale Martin Cup. The match was held at the Prison Barracks stadium in Kirikiri town. A Handsome cash prize of NGN
Image

KIDNAPPERS USED FACEBOOK TO LURE A MAN TO HIS DEATH IN IGBOKODA COMMUNITY

Samuel Awoyinfa The Ogun State Police Command has smashed a six-man kidnapping gang which allegedly lured a man, Femi Olatunji, from his home in the Isheri area of Ogun State to Igbokoda, Ondo State, where they killed him after collecting a ransom. The suspects’ names were given as Fadeni Henry, Lebile Olatunji, Ehuwa Oririe, Olotu Tosin, Oluwole Ohunayo, and Peter Omogbemi. The leader of the gang, 23-year-old Henry, had reportedly struck a relationship with the victim on the social media, and allegedly lured him to Igbokoda, the gang’s base, on Friday, May 12, 2017. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the wife of the victim had reported the kidnap of her husband to the police. He said the command’s detectives, men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad were directed to rescue the victim. Iliyasu said it was later discovered that Henry and other members of his gang had lured the victim,
Image

MINISTRY IS NOT ALL ABOUT EXPENSIVE SUITS AND JEWELRY

By Apostle Gbemiga Olatunde Child of God, l don't know about you but l feel a weight of responsibility. While it's classy now to wear expensive suits, is that what ministry is all about? The wrist watch you wear now determines the grace you carry, because my car is bigger or mine is smaller doesn't mean God is bigger with me or smaller with you.
Image

"ARE YOU THE ONE WHO DID THE ROAD" - RESIDENTS QUESTION HON. AKEEM BELLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA

  The Minority leader, (LAHA) Hon. Akeem Bello has received lyrical slaps, knocks and punches on social media based on his recent post about the construction of Dillion road. Although, some commenced, peeps argued while others lambasted him saying that he is claiming another persons glory. Read what Hon. Akeem Bello posted on facebook; "HON. AKEEM BELLO INSPECTS ONGOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN DILLION STREET. In fulfillment of the promise by Hon Akeem Bello during his last election campaign to deliver more accessible inner road in his constituency with the support of Ministry of works especially Dillion road,the rehabilitation of the popular Dillion Street in Oriade Local Government Area Kirikiri is under construction and shall be completed very soon.