Nigerian Rescued From Sea By Philippine Coast Guard

An unknown man from Nigeria has been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday after he jumped into the Pasig River wearing a handcuff.

The handcuffs on him were said not to belong to the police.

Naija News learnt that Coconuts Manila, village officials in Hulo in Mandaluyong City saw the man jumped into the water at about 6 am.

The officials that were called to rescue him noticed that he was wearing handcuffs.

The Nigerian told the Coast Guard that before jumping into the river, he had visited a Makati police station but did not explain why.

He also explained that he doesn’t know how he ended up in Mandaluyong,

The Nigerian was taken by the Coast Guard to a Mandaluyong City police station where they discovered that the handcuffs he was wearing did not belong to the Philippine National Police.

He then remains at the police station, where he is being questioned by the authorities.