Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos have prevented a sexagenarian from jumping off the 3rd Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundyin confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday.
Hundyin said the operatives took the 67-year-old man to the Adekunle police station, Yaba, for his statement and interrogation.
He said the operatives, who were on patrol on the 3rd Mainland Bridge, sighted the man attempting to jump into the Lagoon.
NAN reports that a source said the man claimed to come from Oju-Ore in Ogun State.
The source said the sexagenarian claimed that personal challenges had forced him to sell his house, land and cars, but not withstanding, he was still plagued by hardship, which led to the decision to commit suicide.
NAN also learnt that the man had collected a huge loan, but the amount and source were not disclosed.
“Today being my birthday, I have decided to end it all. The burden and the frustration are too much for me to bear.
“My wife has abandoned me in the process,” a source quoted him as saying to the police.