Lady who jumped into Lagos Lagoon is DSS official

The lady who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Thursday has been identified as Adetutu Adedokun, an official of the Department of State Services.

According to Channels Television, sources in the office revealed that Adedokun was said to be an unarmed combat instructor, who recently got engaged.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, had confirmed the incident on Thursday \, explaining that the driver of the taxi claimed that she was having a heated conversation with her fiancé before alighting from the car and jumping into the lagoon.

The PUNCH also reported that Oke-Osanyintolu on Friday added that the search and rescue team was still on the water searching for the lady.

Adedokun, who is in her late 30s, was also said to have received a letter of commendation front the Director General of DSS as the best-unarmed combat operative in her set, few months ago.

The victim’s fiancé was also reported to have proposed to her a few weeks ago.

The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, said rescue teams had yet to find the victim.

He said, “the wave could have taken the body somewhere else. But we will search everywhere.”