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Police rescues man from jumping to lagoon in Lagos

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“RRS officers on patrol along Third Mainland Bridge have prevented a man from jumping into the lagoon in a suicide attempt,” RSS tweeted.

The rescued man has been handed over to Adekunle Police Station for investigation, RSS said.

Attempting suicide is a criminal offence in Nigeria, under Section 327 of the Criminal Code Act, and carries a penalty of up to one year in prison.

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The anachronistic law was inherited from the British colonialists. But it was abolished in Britain under the Suicide Act of 1961, which was enacted a year after Nigeria gained its independence.

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