Eyewitness Narrates How Medical Doctor Committed Suicide On Third Mainland Bridge
An eyewitness has narrated how a medical doctor identified as Dr. Allwell Orji, ended his life by jumping into the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday, March 19, 2017.
Orji was said to have ordered the driver of his grey coloured Nissan SUV with registration number LND 476 EE, to stop before jumping into the water.
The eyewitness who took to her Instagram page to narrate the incident said she tried to stop him from jumping into the lagoon but she was too late.
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She explained that she also tried to get people to stop him from jumping to his death to no avail, adding that the Doctor left a note on his personalized doctor’s notepad with his house address.
She said, “I witnessed the worst thing ever today! The owner of this particular vehicle jumped into the Lagoon right in front of me! I saw him get out of his car, then jumped. I was directly behind him.
“I parked and ran as fast as my legs could carry me, but it was too late. I wish he had waited a little longer; I wish I was able to stop him; I wish I was about to hold his hands; I wish he could tell me what “the problem was!
I’m still in shock; I couldn’t control my tears. I ran after him, I tried to save him, I called for help.
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“Loads of people stopped because they saw me acting like a crazy woman, the ambulance was present, the fishermen were trying to help, but it was too late!
“He left a note on his personalized doctor’s notepad with his house address.”
Confirming the incident, General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, said some local divers and men of the agency were still searching for the victim in the Lagoon.
“The man parked his gray colored Nissan SUV with number plate, LND 476 EE, at about 4.50 pm on the Third Mainland Bridge, and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the man, Orji, who was being driven by his driver, suddenly ordered the driver to pull over.
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“He alighted from the SUV and jumped into the lagoon from the bridge.
“The vehicle and the driver have been taken to the Adeniji Adele Police Station. Efforts are ongoing to find him or recover his body from the lagoon.”
