{"id":16929,"date":"2017-08-30T23:47:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T22:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=16929"},"modified":"2022-06-06T02:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T01:59:41","slug":"uber-driver-attempts-suicide-rescued-third-mainland-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/uber-driver-attempts-suicide-rescued-third-mainland-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber driver attempts suicide, rescued on third mainland bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An Uber driver,\u00a0 Hammed Olojo, 31 was on Sunday afternoon restrained by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad on patrol of Third mainland bridge from jumping into the Lagoon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Olojo, who drove himself to the Third Mainland Bridge in his Uber Toyota Corolla saloon car had written a short note and left it in the car when he was restrained by the officers who monitored him a while before walking up to him. 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