A man identified as Saheed Oladeji in Osogbo, Osun State, was rescued from committing suicide, a third time, by some residents who alerted men of the state fire service.
According to The PUNCH, Oladeji in an attempt to end his life had reportedly jumped into the Osun River from under Gbodofon Bridge.
However, people nearby who witnessed the incident were said to have raised an alarm and made efforts to rescue him.
It was gathered that the fire service men later arrived at the scene and used a rope to pull him out of the river.
The spokesperson for the Osun State Fire Service, Ibraheem Adekunle, who confirmed the incident, said residents informed men of the service that it was the third suicide attempt by Oladeji.
“We received a distress call and our men immediately moved to the scene. We rescued the man. He had already jumped into the river,” Adekunle said.
