Body of doctor who jumped into Lagos lagoon recovered. (See Photo)

The body of Doctor Allwell Orji who committed suicide by jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos into a Lagoon has been discovered by the Marine Police.

Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) had on Sunday said it received a distress call on the incident.

The agency said the medical practitioner parked his grey coloured Nissan SUV with registration number LND 476 EE at about 4.50 pm before Adekunle, inward 3rd Mainland bridge and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon.

LASEMA General Manager, Adesina Tiamiyu, assured that proper investigation would be conducted on the incident by the appropriate authorities.