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Man jumps into Osun River after complaining about hardship under Tinubu’s govt

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A man identified as Femi on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun State jumped into Osun River, not long after he complained about the hardship he faced under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

An eyewitness close to the scene said Femi stood on the Gbodofon bridge located along Osogbo-Gbongan road around 10:30 am and then jumped into the river.

Also, a vulcanizer, working close to the scene, who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons, said he observed a man walk down from the Old Governor’s Office end of Osogbo-Gbongan Road and stood for a few minutes in the middle of Gbodofon Bridge before he took a plunge into the river.

He said, “I was at a spot close to the bridge working on a customer’s tyre when I looked towards the Gbodofon Bridge and I saw a man walking down from Old Governor’s Office end of the Osogbo-Gbongan Road.

“He stood right in the middle of the bridge and took a plunge into the Gbodofon River. People around were gripped with fear after the incident.”

During an interview, the spokesperson of Osun State Fire Service, Ibrahim Adekunle, said operatives of the agency were called for an emergency rescue operation when the victim jumped into the river around 10:30 am

“We responded, but the river is overflowing at the moment. We made efforts and we are still looking for the person, but we are yet to recover the body. From what we were told, the person involved is a man,” Adekunle said.

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