Tragedy struck on Wednesday, May 8, between 12 and 1pm at the Festac link bridge, Lagos, when a yet- to- be identified young man got drowned while trying to retrieve a bag allegedly containing N150,000 for a stranger who had begged him to do so for a fee of N5,000.
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When Crime Guard visited the scene of the incident, an eye witness who pleaded anonymity said awhite-beared elderly man was seen at the early hours of Wednesday around the Festac link bridge, but no body took any special interest in him, as his presence there did not arouse any suspicion.
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"The man had approached one of the sand dredgers under the bridge to ask if he could help him retrieve a nylon bag containing his money from the canal, but the dredger told him he could not, and advised him to engage the service of a canoe peddler for the task.