A man, whose further identities could not be immediately ascertained had been rescued from a river, after he took a dive in, around Testing Ground Area of Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday.
The incident which occurred in the afternoon on the bridge along East Bypass road, led to panic when the man jumped into the over flown river.
A shop owner near the scene of the incident, Dorcas Taiwo, while speaking with Punch, explained that the man had been wandering around the area since Saturday.
Taiwo, who said she immediately drew attention of the people around the man when she observed him moving towards the bridge where he took the plunge, added that some volunteers had to jump into the river and saved the man.
“It happened before noon. A yet to be identified individual had jumped into a river located not far from Testing Ground roundabout along East Bypass. The place is close to my shop.
“The man had been wandering around Testing Ground Area towards that river since Saturday. His sanity is doubtful. Immediately he jumped into the river, I shouted and some passer by also joined us.
“Some of them jumped into the river and brought him out. He was completely without dress when he was rescued. He was rescued alive. Shortly after, operatives of the Osun and the Federal Fire Service, arrived the scene.
The man was laid beside the road and the community near the scene took further charge of the situation,” Taiwo said.
When contacted, the spokesperson of Osun State Fire Service, Adekunle Ibrahim, confirmed the incident.
He further said, “It was a joint operation by the operatives of Osun and Federal Fire Service. He had been brought out of the river before we arrived and we left him in the care of the people from the community. He was rescued alive.”