By Akeem Oduyoye
It what seems to be a planned act before the actual action carried out, the Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that it found bottle of sniper , drugs and hospital card in a nylon left behind a woman identified as Folashade Nimotalahi, who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun and allegedly jumped into the river from the moving boat.
The command also announced that it has commenced search for the corpse of the woman.
The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday.
Hundeyin, who said the rescue teams were already searching for the woman, added that one Rasaq reported the case to the Igando Police Division on Sunday at about 8:00 am.
Rasaq said that at about 10:00 pm on Saturday, 9 March, 2024, one Folashade Nimotalahi, of yet to be known address, boarded a boat from their Isuti Jet, Isuti Road, Igando in Lagos, going to Totowu in Ogun.
“They were 12 passengers on board. Suddenly, the woman removed the life jacket she was wearing and jumped into the river.
“She left behind one nylon bag containing a bottle of sniper, Alimosho General Hospital cards and some drugs,” the spokesperson quoted Rasaq as saying in his report.
The PPRO said that detectives from the division immediately visited the scene of the incident.
He added that a search party had been contacted to recover the corpse, while investigation was ongoing as they made efforts to contact the family.