The Lagos State University ( LASU) has said that one Mr Daibo Davies who jumped off third mainland bridge into Lagos lagoon was not a graduate of the institution as reported by some media.
DAILY POST had reported that a man on Saturday jumped into the Lagos lagoon.
The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gave an update about the victim, stating that he was born on 22nd July, 1998.
Reacting, the institution’s Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ademola Adekoya, in a statement released on Thursday said that the victim was not a student of their noble institution.
Adekoya said that the institution does not offer any programme in Quantity Surveying, the programme which late Davies reportedly studied, NAN reports.
He said “The attention of the management has been drawn to media reports stating that the young man, who plunged into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos recently, was a fresh graduate of Quantity Surveying from the Lagos State University.
“While the university sympathises with the family and relations of the Davies on the unfortunate incident, we find it pertinent to correct the media reports crediting his studentship to LASU.
“We enjoin the media to exercise more diligence in gathering their facts before publishing reports to avoid misleading the public.”
