A 45-year-old man named Kazeem drowned in a river near Odo Tente, a village on the Lagos-Ogun state border.
Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred on Friday at 11 a.m.
Prior to the incident, Kazeem was claimed to have consumed a strong drug, presumed to be Colorado.
The dead, who quickly began acting under the effect of the substance, reportedly rushed frantically and jumped into the river.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the occurrence in a statement on Sunday, stating that Kazeem drowned in the process.
The statement read, “On 11/10/2024 at about 11 am, a complainant reported at the Alagbado Division that one Kazeem, ‘M’, aged 45, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river at the Odo Tente boundary between Lagos and Ogun states. Sequel to this, the victim drowned and died.”
Hundeyin further revealed that investigators from the Alagbado Division visited the location and photographed the corpses.
The police official stated that the father of the deceased, when reached, directed that the corpse be buried immediately by the riverfront in accordance with their tradition.
He did, however, mention that the police had begun an investigation into the incident.
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development announced on January 31 that it was ready to collaborate with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in raising awareness, providing rehabilitation, and skill acquisition for Nigerian adolescents affected by substance misuse.
According to the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio Ibrahim, gave the assurance during her visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.lders
