The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the report that a woman purportedly leaped into the river from a moving boat after boarding a boat from Igando, Lagos State, to Ogun.

The woman was already being sought after by rescue crews, according to command spokesman SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the event to reporters on Sunday night.

He says that on Sunday at around 8:00 am, a man named Rasaq reported the matter to the Igando Police Division.

According to Rasaq, at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, a man named Folashade Nimotalahi, whose address is unknown, departed from their Isuti Jet, located on Isuti Road in Igando, Lagos, and boarded a boat headed for Totowu, Ogun.

“On board were twelve passengers. Abruptly, the woman threw off her life jacket and dove into the river.

The spokesperson cited Rasaq as adding in his report, “She left behind one nylon bag containing a bottle of sniper, Alimosho General Hospital cards, and some drugs.”

According to the PPRO, detectives from the division went to the location of the incident right away.

He said that while the investigation was ongoing and efforts were being made to get in touch with the family, a search team had been called in to retrieve the body.