A 87-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos on Monday.
The
man simply identified as Baba Taju, was said to have bought a rope in
the evening and walked into his apartment at Kukoyi street, Bariga.
Daily
Sun gathered that Baba Taju locked the door before tying the rope to a
ceiling fan. A resident in the area who identified himself as Prince
Adesina disclosed that the man stood on a chair while tying the noose
around his neck.
The reason he took his life still remained
unknown to his family and residents in the area. According to Adesina,
the deceased greeted people at about 5.30 pm as he walked in holding the
rope he bought, Nobody envisaged that he would terminate his life when
he got to his apartment.
Adesina said the deceased was the
landlord of the house where he lived with one of his wives and two
children. He was said to have married three wives, but one died several
years ago. He was blessed with 10 children from his wives. The deceased,
a Muslim, was buried in the morning of the next day.
Another
resident in the area who identified himself as Kunle told Daily Sun that
the deceased did not show any sign that he wanted to kill himself
because he played with people that fateful day. Kunle said people were
shocked and one of his wives who sells pepper in front of the house was
also devastated. He described the deceased as a very nice and devoted
Muslim.
'We all are surprised and shocked because the man until
we heard of his death was healthy and did not show any sign of a
frustrated a man who wanted to kill himself. He did not show such sign
to even his wife and two children who lived with him in the house. His
wife was also devastated and shocked over his death. It's painful. At
the age of about 87, I wonder why he felt that there was no reason to
live. And he has grown up children,' Kunle lamented.
When this
reporter visited the residence, he was sent back by two young men who
told him that 'there was nothing to talk about. The family are not
interested in any publicity. Please go
No comments:
Post a Comment