A 21-year-old man, Odunare Olalekan, took his own life by jumping into a lagoon at Epe in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State Nigeria.
A viral video shows Olalekan sitting on the handrail of Berger Bridge and suddenly jumping the lagoon.
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A voice in the video is heard asking Olalekan what was wrong with him, but soon after, he jumped to his likely death.
Sources told Daily Trust that Olalekan, who left a one-year-old baby behind, had told his father, Mr Odunare, in the early hours of Tuesday to pray for him.
“He also told his girlfriend who is 19 years old to take care of his baby.
“Thereafter, he left to the bridge side to commit suicide by jumping inside the creek, without giving any reason for such action to his family,” a source close to the family said.
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Olalekan was said to be a holder of an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) certificate and a worker at Alaro City, a mega estate along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Asked why the person recording him could not save him at the scene, the family friend said, “The person that made the video was alerted by some motorists on Lekki-Epe expressway and he was walking towards him while recording but he could not catch up with him.
Watch the video below ;
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