A 58-year-old man, Adeleye Alani, has reportedly killed himself by jumping into a well in the Ori-Osoko Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Tuesday.
PUNCH Metro learnt in an exclusive conversation with the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, that the incident occurred in the late hours of the day.
According to Odutola, the brother of the deceased reported to the police division in the area that the wife of the deceased informed him about the unfortunate incident.
The brother narrated to the police that the wife of the deceased said she could not locate the whereabouts of her husband on the said day, and after a search, the deceasedโs slippers were found near the well in their compound.
She said, โThe Ogun State Police Command regrets to report a tragic incident of suicide in Ori-Osoko Community, Olokuta, where a 58-year-old man, Adeleye Olusegun Alani, ended his life by jumping into a well. (Punch)