Man jumps into river after beaten by hoodlums

Residents of Osogbo capital of Osun State were thrown into confusion after a man jumped into Osun river as a result of harassment by some groups of hoodlums.

It was gathered that hoodlums had beaten one Femi Apatanku over a yet-to-be-known matter after which he left the scene to the Gbodofon bridge where he jumped inside the Osun river which is less than 200 meters away.

An eyewitness named Sikiru Yusuf disclosed that the incident occurred around 10:30 AM on Saturday which caused confusion around the area.

He said “Femi jumped into the river,he kept saying that a group of gang members had beaten him mercilessly at Finger Licking area adjacent Gbodofon bridge where he jumped inside the river.”

“Officers of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) later came to the scene to retrieve the corpse.”

The spokespeson of Osun State Command of Civil Defense Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident, saying, “The body of the said man has not been recovered but efforts are ongoing.”