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.

Reasons for his attempted suicide remain vague.

According to Section 327 of the Criminal Code Act, Attempted Suicide is a crime in Nigeria and is punishable by one year in prison.

Any person who attempts to kill himself is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year.

Similarly, section 231 of the penal code (applicable to northern Nigeria) puts forth:

Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.

Despite its treatment as a crime, several have scorned this move calling for it to be discarded.

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.

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/06/01/man-attempts-suicide-on-lekki-ikoyi-link-bridge/amp/

CBB - Confusion break bone. The man no succeed to kill himself so na automatic offence to go jail. Na wah.

Make e no be say na alaye Wayne dey use. If alaye do like say e wan find, e go dey shift back dey shout “you, you, you, I go kill you today”. Na run bros dey run so o.

Yoruba and suicide. Instead of facing their fears they will rather commit suicide.

Anyway goodness he was only attempting

Buhari/APC government frustrating Nigerians.

lol

HITsquad:
lol

Wetin be lol? Are you okay? Is this funny to u

DamianX:
Yoruba and suicide. Instead of facing their fears they will rather commit suicide.

Anyway goodness he was only attempting

an unfortunate being from alaigbo on the beat

longetivity:
Wetin be lol? Are you okay? Is this funny to u

lol sorry if I offended you... but I'm 100% ok.

but it's funny if you are a deep thinker....


Here's the fact... there's nothing like "attempted suicide"

Its's either "suicide" or "seeking for attention and help"

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