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Inconsolable man attempts suicide on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge
A young man on Wednesday morning attempted to plunge to his death from the Lekki -Ikoyi link bridge in Lagos.
A viral video on social media showed patrol officers of the Lekki Concession Centre and other bystanders preventing the man from taking the leap off the bridge.
The patrol officers were seen trying to motivate the apparently inconsolable man after which he was handed over to law enforcement officials.
The House of Representatives February passed through second reading a bill seeking to provide compulsory counselling and community service for a period not less than six months for persons who attempt suicide.
The private member bill sponsored by Hon. Francis Waive sort to amend the ‘decriminalise suicide and provide for a more rational punishment for the offence of attempted suicide and for related matters.’
Hon. Waive maintained that suicidal people are in need of effective treatments, counselling and assistance not punishment.
He also argued that penalizing attempted suicide was hardly a prevention method instead the law should direct the appropriate authorities to assist the traumatized attempters.
