A 48-year-old landlord, Popoola Adepoju on Tuesday hanged himself in Ibadan.
He left behind a three-page suicide note.
The incident happened in Idi-Ose, along Akan road in Ona Ara Council Area of the city.
Residents of the area said the father of three sent his children on an errand before doing the unpredictable.
Adepoju’s wife told the police that her husband left the defunct
National Electric Power Authority in Abeokuta two years ago but that his
entitlement was yet to be paid.
She added that he had engaged himself in cement business on a small scale before his death, Punch reports.
The deceased was buried in his house after the Divisional Police
Officer at the station, Aliko Dankoli, gave the family permission to
proceed with his burial arrangement.
A member of Four Square Gospel Church, where Adepoju worshipped with
his family, said he attended Monday morning service in the church and
never gave a sign of depression.
He said, “Adepoju was a devout Christian, pious and was talented. He
was always offering tangible suggestions whenever the Welfare Committee
of the zone met. What could have informed this action is unclear.
“We were together at the early morning service at our church on
Monday. We usually have such service on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of every
month. When I saw him last on Monday evening after the evening service,
he never gave the premonition that he was going to commit suicide.”
Another resident said that the deceased had wanted to sell his Honda
car for N250,000 but only got a buyer who was ready to pay N150,000.
He said, “he wanted to sell the car so he could buy a small vehicle
which he would be using as cab to serve as a sustaining means of
livelihood for his family. He however said that the amount being offered
was insufficient.
“He sometimes complained that things were no longer as they were
before he was disengaged from work. It was a surprise when we discovered
that this unfortunate incident had happened.”
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