A young man, identified as Bayo Lawal has jumped into a canal at Festac on April 8.

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According to report, the incident happened at Festac link bridge in Festac town. Prior to this incident he wrote on his twitter handle the reaosn for his suicide.

The man took to his social media page before he died that his family was against him. Lawal, who has been identified as an Industrial and Applied Chemistry graduate of Unilorin, Kwara state jumping into the river according to a facebook user Onyi Peter.

It was reported said that the sad event started from a filling station. Bayo laid down on the floor while his friend beckoned on him to stand up.

Taking his friends by surprise, He stood up and started walking fast before he broke into a run towards the bridge.

All effort to stop him proved abortive as Bayo jump into the canal. Some claimed that he had psychological issues which might have been deduced from his last tweet.

Meanwhile, the man's action has been a questionable matter for Festac residents.