An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.
The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to reports from Valid View Network.
According to a police source, a tenant in the compound discovered the lifeless body of Ayinde hanging from a rope in the kitchen.
The tenant alerted others by shouting for them to come see “Baba” in the kitchen. Upon entering, they found Ayinde hanging from a rope tied to the burglary proof of one of the windows.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident, stating that the family of the deceased insisted on an immediate burial due to Ayinde’s age and religious beliefs.
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He mentioned, “The scene has been visited by the DCB personnel of the division, and photographs were taken.
The family of the deceased is not interested in depositing the body at the mortuary but rather prefer burying the corpse immediately as a result of the age and religious inclination of the deceased.”
This tragic incident follows a similar event reported in January, where a 32-year-old female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, took her own life by drinking an insecticide.
