A 35-year-old man named Emmanuel Urhobocha is reported to have taken his own life in his residence on Alafia Street in Sango-Ota, within the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
On Saturday, the Ogun State Police Command notified PUNCH Online that the event occurred at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
This tragic event happened just a few days following the suicide of a 32-year-old man, Olúwaṣeun Shorinola, in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital, on August 28, 2024.
According to the command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, the deceased’s roommate, Obabiyi David, had gone to the Sango-Ota Police Division to report that his flatmate was behaving unusually.
“He (David) stated that Urhobocha was behaving oddly and even mentioned that the deceased had attacked him with a knife at one point. David sustained injuries but managed to escape the assault,” Odutola stated.
A group of officers from the Sango-Ota division was sent to interrogate Urhobocha about the reported attack on his friend. However, when they arrived, they discovered that the room was locked tightly from the inside.
After multiple efforts to break the door open, the police eventually managed to enter and found the suspect dead, lying face down in the apartment, according to PUNCH Online. This event occurred shortly after a 32-year-old man, Olúwaṣeun Shorinola, committed suicide in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on August 28, 2024.
Odutola Omolola, the spokesperson for the command, informed PUNCH Online that the deceased’s roommate, Obabiyi David, had visited the Sango-Ota Police Division to report that his flatmate was behaving erratically.
Odutola said, “He was discovered dead in the apartment, with a container of insecticide found next to his body.
“He was promptly transported to a local hospital for medical attention, but the attending doctor confirmed him dead. His body has been placed in the morgue for an autopsy, and the incident remains under investigation.”
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