Man Rescued, Prevented From Committing Suicide In Lagos (Watch Video)
A yet-to-be-identified young man has been rescued by bystanders from committing suicide in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The video, which has gone viral on the internet, was shared by a social media platform, X user @victorhouston16 on Wednesday.
The video showed that the man attempted to hang himself using a noose tied to a banner hanging on a bridge.
Recall recently reported that suicide cases in the country have been on the rise.
The report cited a 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report ‘‘Suicide in the World: Global Health Estimates’’, indicating that Nigeria has become one of the epicentres of suicide in the world, with a suicide estimate of 17.3 per 100,000.
According to the report, this is higher than the global (10.5 per 100,000) and Africa (12.0 per 100,000) estimates.
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VIDEO: Man Rescued From Committing Suicide In Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified man has been rescued by bystanders from committing suicide in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
A now-viral video of the man that surfaced on X Wednesday showed that the man attempted to hang himself using… pic.twitter.com/pNz4jC9qco
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) October 4, 2023
Things dey happen o pic.twitter.com/lBnWpe9fBY
— Victor Houston (@Victorhouston16) October 4, 2023
