A 45-year-old man, identified as Kazeem, tragically drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a border community between Lagos and Ogun states, after taking a hard drug, believed to be Colorado.
The incident took place on Friday at around 11 a.m. when Kazeem, under the influence of the drug, began acting erratically, running uncontrollably before jumping into the river.
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the event in a statement released on Sunday.
“On 11/10/2024, at approximately 11 a.m., a complainant reported to the Alagbado Division that a man named Kazeem, aged 45, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river at Odo Tente, the boundary between Lagos and Ogun states. As a result, the victim drowned and died,” the statement said.
Hundeyin also mentioned that police officers from the Alagbado Division visited the scene and documented the incident with photographs.
The deceased’s father, upon being notified, requested that the body be immediately buried by the riverside, following their customary traditions. Nevertheless, police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
