On Friday around 11 am, a tragic incident occur for Odo Tente, a community wey dey between Lagos and Ogun States. A 45-year-old man, Kazeem, drown inside river after him take hard drugs suspected to be Colorado.
According to reports, Kazeem consume the hard drug before him start to act under its influence. Him run uncontrollably and jump into the river, where him eventually drown and die.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirm the incident in a statement on Sunday. Hundeyin say, “On 11/10/2024 at about 11 am, a complainant report at 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 Odo Tente boundary between Lagos and Ogun State. Sequel to this, the victim drowned and died.”
Detectives from the Alagbado Division visit the scene and take photographs of the deceased. The father of the deceased, when contacted, direct that the corpse be buried immediately by the riverside according to their tradition.
The police have commence an investigation into the incident to understand the full circumstances surrounding Kazeem’s death.