Attempted suicide: Man rescued from well in Lagos.
THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued a man who had allegedly attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well at No. 38 Kujore Street Ojota, Lagos. .
Onnlive gathered that the Agency had received a distress call on the incident at about 6.35 am on Tuesday, 25th April, 2017.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the 45 years old man was found inside a 160ft well, but the process leading to the event could not be ascertained.
Fortunately, the prompt response by the men of the Lagos State Fire Service, LASEMA Response Team and other emergency agencies culminated to the rescuing of the man alive from the well.
According to the General Manager, LASEMA Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, “the man sustained a right femural fracture and left knee joint dislocation and was immediately moved to the hospital for further treatment by the officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service.”
The LASEMA boss also noted that proper investigation would be conducted on the incident, he however advised Lagosian to report any strange activities around their environment to the relevant Agencies or call the 767/112 emergency toll free number.
