Part-time student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan,
Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare tried to kill himself on
Sat January 4th by jumping into River Ogun but
was stopped and saved by some security guards
who handed him over to men of the vigilante
service.
Timi was later released. The next day, he
succeeded in killing himself by hanging himself in
his room with his belt.
PM News reports that Timi, who worked as a
computer operator in Ibadan, was found dead in
his room at Ilupeju area, Baasala, Asero, Abeokuta,
Ogun State on Sunday January 5th. A family
source disclosed that he'd tried to kill himself last
year but was stopped by some people.
“The whole issue is still like a drama
because I don’t know what could have made
him decide to take his life. We have been
looking for him since January 1. Later, we
heard that he went to Lagos. He boarded a
train from Lagos back to Abeokuta on
Saturday and came down at Lafenwa. He
trekked from the station through Enu Gada
area to Ajitaadun down to Arakanga area with
the aim of jumping into the river.
“He was arrested by the security men in the
area when they saw him wandering with only
his boxer pant on. They handed him over to
the Vigilante men at Oke Ilewo for further
investigation. We went there to collect him
and we were told to come back with him
yesterday. On getting to his room, we found
out that he had hanged himself. He left a
short note, apologizing that he disappointed
us,” the source narrated in tears.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Ogun State
Vigilante Service, Mr. Soji Ganzallo, confirmed the
incident and expressed shock at the boy’s death.
“It is unfortunate that what we tried to prevent
eventually happened. They (family) were careless
with the way they handled the boy. If the boy had
been properly monitored, this sad incident
wouldn’t have happened. We got a distress call on
Saturday by local security men around Arakanga
that a boy was trying to commit suicide by trying
to jump into the river. Our men rushed to the area
and took the boy to our office.
“In the course of questioning him, he confirmed to
us that he left home for Lagos on New Year day
but did not tell us where and who he went to meet
in Lagos. When we asked about his phone, he said
he had no phone but only his sim card was with
him.
“Sensing that his parents will be looking for him, I
directed that his sim card be inserted into a phone,
hoping that someone will call his line,” Ganzallo
said.
The vigilante spokesman revealed further that not
long after the sim card was inserted into the
phone, several calls came in.
“We discovered that those calls were from his
mother, sister and a pastor. The pastor later called
back and demanded to stand as surety for his bail.
We agreed.
“The man of God arrived with the boy’s mother
and some relatives. The pastor’s name is Wole
Oyenekan and he gave his address as Egba Inner
Circle Building, Abiola Way, Abeokuta.
“We questioned the boy but from what I was able
to gather, the boy was determined not to tell
anybody his problem. The pastor pleaded with me
to hand him over to him. I initially disagreed but
after much persuasions and assurance that they
will monitor him, I released him to them and asked
them to come back on Sunday.
“I was shocked when I heard the news that the
boy eventually carried out his mission,” Ganzallo
lamented.
Another source disclosed that the teenager
perfected his suicide by refusing to go to church
on Sunday, feigning illness. “I remember that he
told the pastor while coming from the Vigilante’s
office that he needed some money to pay for his
school fees and the pastor told him to see him on
Sunday after church service. After the breakfast,
he said he was not feeling well and begged to be
allowed to stay back, which was granted.
“After the church service, he joined other family
members to eat the lunch around 4 p.m. After the
food, he went into his room and no one bothered to
know what he was doing until around 8p.m. when
we were looking for him. When we forced his door
opened, we met his lifeless body. He hanged
himself with his belt. We went to the Obantoko
Police Station to report the matter and the police
arrived around 11.45 p.m. and removed his corpse
to the mortuary,” he stated.
Source: PM news
Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare tried to kill himself on
Sat January 4th by jumping into River Ogun but
was stopped and saved by some security guards
who handed him over to men of the vigilante
service.
Timi was later released. The next day, he
succeeded in killing himself by hanging himself in
his room with his belt.
PM News reports that Timi, who worked as a
computer operator in Ibadan, was found dead in
his room at Ilupeju area, Baasala, Asero, Abeokuta,
Ogun State on Sunday January 5th. A family
source disclosed that he'd tried to kill himself last
year but was stopped by some people.
“The whole issue is still like a drama
because I don’t know what could have made
him decide to take his life. We have been
looking for him since January 1. Later, we
heard that he went to Lagos. He boarded a
train from Lagos back to Abeokuta on
Saturday and came down at Lafenwa. He
trekked from the station through Enu Gada
area to Ajitaadun down to Arakanga area with
the aim of jumping into the river.
“He was arrested by the security men in the
area when they saw him wandering with only
his boxer pant on. They handed him over to
the Vigilante men at Oke Ilewo for further
investigation. We went there to collect him
and we were told to come back with him
yesterday. On getting to his room, we found
out that he had hanged himself. He left a
short note, apologizing that he disappointed
us,” the source narrated in tears.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Ogun State
Vigilante Service, Mr. Soji Ganzallo, confirmed the
incident and expressed shock at the boy’s death.
“It is unfortunate that what we tried to prevent
eventually happened. They (family) were careless
with the way they handled the boy. If the boy had
been properly monitored, this sad incident
wouldn’t have happened. We got a distress call on
Saturday by local security men around Arakanga
that a boy was trying to commit suicide by trying
to jump into the river. Our men rushed to the area
and took the boy to our office.
“In the course of questioning him, he confirmed to
us that he left home for Lagos on New Year day
but did not tell us where and who he went to meet
in Lagos. When we asked about his phone, he said
he had no phone but only his sim card was with
him.
“Sensing that his parents will be looking for him, I
directed that his sim card be inserted into a phone,
hoping that someone will call his line,” Ganzallo
said.
The vigilante spokesman revealed further that not
long after the sim card was inserted into the
phone, several calls came in.
“We discovered that those calls were from his
mother, sister and a pastor. The pastor later called
back and demanded to stand as surety for his bail.
We agreed.
“The man of God arrived with the boy’s mother
and some relatives. The pastor’s name is Wole
Oyenekan and he gave his address as Egba Inner
Circle Building, Abiola Way, Abeokuta.
“We questioned the boy but from what I was able
to gather, the boy was determined not to tell
anybody his problem. The pastor pleaded with me
to hand him over to him. I initially disagreed but
after much persuasions and assurance that they
will monitor him, I released him to them and asked
them to come back on Sunday.
“I was shocked when I heard the news that the
boy eventually carried out his mission,” Ganzallo
lamented.
Another source disclosed that the teenager
perfected his suicide by refusing to go to church
on Sunday, feigning illness. “I remember that he
told the pastor while coming from the Vigilante’s
office that he needed some money to pay for his
school fees and the pastor told him to see him on
Sunday after church service. After the breakfast,
he said he was not feeling well and begged to be
allowed to stay back, which was granted.
“After the church service, he joined other family
members to eat the lunch around 4 p.m. After the
food, he went into his room and no one bothered to
know what he was doing until around 8p.m. when
we were looking for him. When we forced his door
opened, we met his lifeless body. He hanged
himself with his belt. We went to the Obantoko
Police Station to report the matter and the police
arrived around 11.45 p.m. and removed his corpse
to the mortuary,” he stated.
Source: PM news
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