Woman attacked while jogging on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge
A Nigerian woman was said to have been attacked while jogging on the bridge in the early hours on Monday morning, Jan 18 2021.
As a result of the unexpected incident, People have been advised to be careful when jogging in the early hours on the said bridge.
The woman who was identified as Sike on the microblogging site, Twitter was left with a bruised face, broken finger and her sister said she was mugged and rough-handled.
A Twitter user with the handle @fit_iam wrote ;
Please, if you know anyone living in LekkiPhase1/Ikoyi and they love running/walking on the LEKKI IKOYI LINK BRIDGE (lately the streets lights are off)… Tell them to do there cardio when the day is Bright… Today by 5.40 am.. we overhead a lady SCREAMING for help on the bridge.
Her sister then replied ;
It was my sister screaming! She was mugged and really roughed up. Traumatic. She screamed but no one helped. Everyone walked by like nothing was happening. I love humans.
It was my sister screaming! She was mugged and really roughed up. Traumatic. She screamed but no one helped. Everyone walked by like nothing was happening. I love humans.
— Lisa Folawiyo (@lisafolawiyo) January 19, 2021
Other than the broken finger, bruised up face and hands and gash in her thigh, she’s doing ok,thank God. It could’ve been worse.But it’s left her quite shaken and traumatized.Good call on your part to put this msg out there👍🏾 Where are the good samaritans🤔?
— Lisa Folawiyo (@lisafolawiyo) January 19, 2021