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My Survival A Miracle, Says Man Rescued From Lagoon. by rodeo0070(m): 6:45am On Jan 28, 2013
The man who survived a near-fatal fall
from the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon at the weekend has said it remains a miracle that he’s still alive.
Mr. Shola Oladimeji, who described his
survival as an act of God, was driving a
Sienna bus with registration No. EKY
974 BB shortly after the environmental exercise on Saturday morning when the bus plunged into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge.
He was rescued by local divers who
went into the waters and fished him
out. In an interview with this reporter at his Lagos residence last night, the
Osun-State born Oladimeji said it was
by divine encounter that he was
rescued from the waters of the lagoon,
saying only God could have
accomplished such an implausible feat
for him. He denied that he was on high
speed as reported by some sections of
the media, saying he wasn’t driving
beyond 50 kilometres per hour. His
words: “I was coming from the office on Saturday morning.
I had gone to attend a meeting. I got to the Adekunle Junction by the BRT, then I started driving on the Third Mainland Bridge. Everything was going on smoothly. I was not speeding at all. I wasn’t even going beyond 50. All I remember next was that I saw my
vehicle plunging into the lagoon. “I
didn’t know how it happened. I wasn’t
drunk. In fact, I have never tasted
alcohol in my life. By the grace of God,
I’m a Christian, a worker and minister
with Mountain of Fire and Miracles
Ministry (MFM). If you know that
church, you will know that alcohol
couldn’t have been an issue.
I’m a Sunday school teacher and
assistant zonal coordinator of House
Fellowship. “When I saw myself going
into the lagoon, I wasn’t scared. What
came into my mind was how I would
escape. When I landed in the water, I
was very conscious. I wanted to come
out of the vehicle, but something was
hindering me. Then I remembered I was wearing the seat belt. So I removed the belt and then saw an opening in the vehicle. Then I tried to come out. “I don’t know how to swim. But when I came out, I tried to come to the surface of the lagoon so that people could see me for immediate rescue. I saw some people around, and people saw me, but before I could do anything, I was back in the water. I came up again the second time and went back. When I came up the third time, I raised up my hand, and the local divers saw me. Then they
quickly rushed and held my hand and
rescued me. “I didn’t sustain any
injuries.
I had never spent a minute in the
waters before, not to talk of knowing
how to swim. Never. But I didn’t panic;
in fact, I just had the assurance that I
wouldn’t die. All is to the glory of God.
The local divers took me to their place
and gave me some treatment. Then I
said they should take me to LUTH. By
then, no official of state had been there.
“I found myself in the water, and I
found myself swimming. All I have to
say is, it’s the power of God. I’m a
practical Christian. I believe in God and I believe in the miracle of God.
Everything that happened on Saturday
is just God. “I wasn’t unconscious for a
minute, I wasn’t afraid for a minute.
“I don’t know when they took my
vehicle out. By then, I had been taken
away. Of course, I couldn’t find some of
my effects, including my phone.”
Oladimeji looked relaxed when
speaking to the reporter. He was
sporting a red T-shirt with blue stripes
and boxers. He said he had no fracture, but there was a bandage on his left leg.
Some of the fingers on his left hand
were also plastered. The Lagos Island
Unit Commander of the FRSC, Mr.
Saddiq Abdulrahman said on Saturday
that the lone occupant of the vehicle
survived with serious injuries.
He said that the incident occurred at
about 10:30 am shortly after the
environmental sanitation exercise at
the Police Post on Km. 6 on the bridge.
Abdulrahman said a rescue team of the FRSC and the police got to the scene of the incident at about 11:45 am.

SOURCE: sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/my-survival-a-miracle-says-man-rescued-from-lagoon/
Re: My Survival A Miracle, Says Man Rescued From Lagoon. by thorpido(m): 6:54am On Jan 28, 2013
A miracle indeed,all to the glory of God.
Re: My Survival A Miracle, Says Man Rescued From Lagoon. by rodeo0070(m): 8:00am On Jan 28, 2013
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Re: My Survival A Miracle, Says Man Rescued From Lagoon. by Omexonomy: 8:30am On Jan 28, 2013
rodeo0070: IMAGE...
where are those people that ar saying thier is no miracle and no God
Re: My Survival A Miracle, Says Man Rescued From Lagoon. by inspirenet: 8:52am On Jan 28, 2013
Omexonomy: where are those people that ar saying thier is no miracle and no God



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