‘Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
A 25-year-old man, Olakunle Obaoye, has committed suicide in Kwara State following his inability to repay debts he owed.
His body was reported to have been found inside a bush at Erinmope village near Ayedun in Oke Ero Local Government Area of the state.
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Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Babawale Zaid Afolabi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the matter had been handed over to the police for further investigations and necessary actions.
According to him, “on Monday 17/01/2022 at about 1200 hours one Thomas Obaoye of Ayedun town went to our Divisional Office in the area to notify our men on ground about the demise of his brother Olakunle Obaoye, 25.
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“His lifeless body was found hanging on the tree in what looked like a suicide”, Babawale further stated, adding that NSCDC men from Ayedun Division later went to the scene of the incident and worked together with the relatives of the victim to bring down the deceased’s body from the tree.
“The dead body was later handed over to the family for proper burial”, the NSCDC spokesman added.
No further explanation was available at the press time either by the family or the NSCDC.
