54-yr-old Man Commits Suicide In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of one 54-year-old man, identified simply as Benjamin, who took his own life in the Agege area of the State.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 15.

He remarked the elder brother of the deceased reported the incident at the Elere Police Station and that his brother committed suicide by hanging himself to death in the store of their house.

Hundeyin said, “Officers of the division immediately visited the scene, and the deceased was lowered and taken to the Orile-Agege General Hospital, where he was certified dead.

“No mark of violence was found on the body of the deceased.

“The body had been removed from Orile-Agege hospital and deposited at Mainland Hospital in Yaba for autopsy, “he said.

The police image maker added that police detectives are investigating the incident.

LEADERSHIP reported last week that a 65-year-old man blind was rescued alongside his teenage children ages 14 and 12, while attempting to commit suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

The visually impaired man confessed that he had hoped to end his life due to the hardship and inability to fend for himself and his children.

He had hoped the children would be taken care of by the government after his death.