Search Continues For Orji’s Body In Lagos Lagoon

Nearly 48 hours after Dr. Allwell Orji, a medical practitioner with Mount Sinai Hospital, Papa Ajao, Mushin, jumped into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, emergency responders have continued to comb the lagoon in search of the doctor’s body to no avail.

Orji had on Sunday evening ordered his driver to park his car, a Nissan Sports Utility Vehicle with registration number LND476EE at the Third Mainland Bridge before jumping into the water.

Yesterday, emergency workers, police and local divers were at the scene all through the day with different patrol boats searching tirelessly to recover the body of the 35-year-old man.

According to the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, who was at the scene of the incident, they were still searching the waterways.

“We have expanded our search to go further than where it happened. We also engaged local fishermen and divers,” he said. Also assisting were the Lagos Ferry Services and the Lagos Waterways Agency patrol boats, which were deployed to the waterways.

“We have informed the residents to look out for floating bodies, and we have also contacted the family and they are still in shock.” An official of the agency at the scene of the incident said at this point, they were no longer looking at the incident as a rescue mission, but rather as a recovery mission.