Man jumps into canal to evade arrest

A middle-aged man has reportedly jumped into a canal and died to avoid arrest in the Mosan Okunola of Ipaja area of Lagos state, after he was said to have sighted police team on a patrol mission within the axis of the town

Penpushing reports that Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a post he shared on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday, adding that the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m.

The police spokesperson who was responding to a report that the man had an encounter with the police, who chased him into the canal, said the report was not true, adding that the police visited the scene and met witnesses who voluntarily gave their statements regarding the unfortunate incident.

“The young man was a passenger on a motorcycle, riding against the traffic. Immediately they sighted the police approaching in their vehicle, the rider made a sharp u-turn while the passenger jumped off the motorcycle, crossed the road and ran through a nearby tipper garage’, Hundeyin wrote.

“People in the garage who saw him running towards the canal and at the same time emptying the contents of his pockets agitatedly warned him about a canal ahead. He did not stop but unfortunately jumped into the canal’, he added.

Penpushing further reports that he stated that the spokesperson said the police officers, were amazed by  at his behaviour, stopped their vehicle, alighted and went in the direction of the canal, adding that people in the surrounding confirmed that he jumped into the canal.

“The people around informed the police that the young man had jumped into the canal. They all went to look, waited some minutes, did not see him, upon which the police left, believing he successfully evaded them. The police officers did not speak with him; did not touch him, did not chase him, did nothing. The young man simply saw them and bolted; he explained.

Penpushing also reports that Hundeyin assured residents that the command, under supervision of Olanrewaju Ishola, as Commissioner would not condone any form of unprofessional conduct by its officers, and prayed to God to give the deceased’s family the fortitude to bear the loss.

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