Adds: ‘driver’s whereabouts unknown’
The body of a Department of State Services (DSS) unarmed instructor, Adetutu Adedokun, who was alleged to have jumped inside the lagoon from the 3rd Mainland Bridge corridor, is yet to be recovered, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
This was disclosed by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu on Saturday.
He also explained that investigations have failed to produce the driver of the car that she boarded prior to the unfortunate incident.
He added that the response team has changed from rescue to recovery and is now observing the tide, while relying on locals for any useful information.
Some local divers who spoke with newsmen gave an insight into the entire procedure.
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A fisherman at the Ebute Jetty, Ebitime Joshua, said local knowledge has shown that any living thing that found its way into the water body goes straight down towards the sea bed.
He further explained that the food consumption of the individual involved before the incident most time determines recovery.
Quest Times had earlier reported that the DSS instructor had disembarked from a cab and headed toward the railing of the bridge.
She was said to have consequently plunged into the water.
The young lady worked as non-combatant personnel and had just been promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent.