It was learnt that the man, identified simply as Dr Allwell Orji was in a Nissan X-trail Sport Utility Vehicle LND 476 EE en route to Lagos Island at about 4 pm on Sunday when he asked his driver Henry Ita to stop vehicle after he allegedly received a call.
The vehicle and Dr Orji's driver were taken to the Adeniji Adele Police Division, efforts were ongoing to find the doctor “ dead or alive ” as of 8 pm on Sunday .
An Instagram user, who claimed to have witnessed the moment Orji jumped into the lagoon expressed shock over the incident .
“ 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 …. 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 personalised doctor’s notepad with his house address , ” the user wrote .
The LASEMA General Manager, Mr . Adesina Tiamiyu , who confirmed the incident , said some local divers and men of the agency were still searching for the victim in the lagoon .
Dr Orji is said to be a staff of Mount Sinai Hospital Isolo
Source: PUNCH
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