By Busari Kabirat
A 54-year-old man in Lagos named Benjamin, has been confirmed dead by the Lagos State Police Command, he took his own life in the area of Agege, Lagos state.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who is the spokesman for the command, had on Monday confirmed this.
He said, the incident happened on Sunday around 8:00 pm in the night while the elder brother to the deceased reported the incident at the Elere Police Station that his brother allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death in the store of their house.
“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.”
He added that the body of the deceased had been removed from Oriole-Agee Hospital and deposited at Mainland Hospital, Yaba for autopsy while investigation is still ongoing by detectives to get the fact about the incident.
