Sunday, 10 December 2017

Man commits suicide in Lagos

*Corpse removed before alerting police —PPRO

Tragedy struck in Okokomaiko, Ojo Local Government, Lagos State, when a man committed suicide, hanging himself. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred after efforts by the deceased, identified as Papa Ugochukwu, to resolve the fued between his wife, mother-in-law and their Pastor, proved abortive.

Minutes after embarking on the act, residents disclosed that the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered by co-tenants who raised the alarm, attracting passers-by and other tenants of the one-storey building sited on Kemberi road, Okokomaiko.

It was gathered that the deceased relatives removed the body which was found clutched to the ceiling fan in his parlour.

Before committing suicide on Friday, December 1, the deceased allegedly destroyed his Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) cards and left a suicide note on the table. Sources said that in the suicide note, the deceased narrated what transpired before embarking on the act which ended his life, alleging that his wife and mother-in-law were his problems.

It was alleged that on sighting the note, the wife made away with the note to cover the allegations leveled against them by the deceased.

Confirming the tragedy, the Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Lagos command, Chike Oti, yesterday, noted that though the law enforcement agents were yet to arrest anyone, but stressed that investigation was still ongoing.

The PPRO hinted that the body recovered from the scene had been allegedly taken away to the deceased hometown before the complaints were lodged at the Okokomaiko police station.

“They have taken the body away before reporting at the Okokomaiko police station. Also, during investigation, we learnt that a suicide note was left behind by the deceased but was not presented while reporting the case at the station.”

Sources told Saturday Vanguard that the police have spread its drag net due some doubt surrounding the deceased’s death.

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