The 80-year-old, who lived in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State, took his live at about 7:30 p.m on Thursday
By Kehinde Okeowo
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.
Ayinde’s death was confirmed by
the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who said
that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m on Thursday.
He said: “Today, at about 00:26 hours, one Mustapha made a report at Imota Division that at about 19:30 hours on 07/03/2024, while at his house located at Watvhtower Street, Araromi, Imira, he heard his children shouting for him to come and see baba in the kitchen.
“When he ran into the kitchen, he saw the lifeless body of one of his tenants named Isiaka Ayinde, aged 80, hanging on a rope tied to the burglary proof of one of the windows in the kitchen.”
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The police spokesperson went on to say
due to the age of the deceased and religious convictions of his family, they insisted that his body should be buried immediately.
He, however, added that despite the request for the immediate burial of the 80-year-old, the police would proceed to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
Hundeyin added: “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.”
