A forty five-year-old guy known merely as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary population between Lagos and Ogun states.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Friday, round 11 am.
Prior to the incident, Kazeem used to be stated to have taken a dried drug suspected to be Colorado.
A dead body who quickly began to behave below the affect of the drug, reportedly ran uncontrollably and dived into the river.
The Lagos Condition Police Population Members of the family Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, date confirming the incident in a observation on Sunday said that Kazeem drowned within the procedure.
The observation learn, “On 11/10/2024 at about 11 am, a complainant reported at the Alagbado Division that one Kazeem, ‘M’, aged 45, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river at the Odo Tente boundary between Lagos and Ogun states. Sequel to this, the victim drowned and died.”
Hundeyin additional said that detectives from the Alagbado Category visited the scene and took pictures of dead body.
The police spokesman added that the daddy of dead body when contacted, directed that the corpse be buried instantly by way of the riverside in keeping with their custom
He then again famous that the police had commenced an investigation into the incident.
PUNCH Metro stories that the Federal Ministry of Formative years Building had on January 31 stated it used to be able to spouse the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company in elevating consciousness and offering rehabilitation and talents acquisition for Nigerian juniors troubled by way of the scourge of substance abuse.
The Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who made this recognized in a observation said that the Minister of Formative years Building, Jamila Bio Ibrahim, gave the oath all through her talk over with to the Chairman/Important Government Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.) within the Company’s headquarters in Abuja.