75-Yr-Old Man Commits Suicide in Osun State After VIO Seized 2 Of His Buses
Residents of Oke-Ayepe, Onward Estate in Osogbo Local
Government Area of Osun State were, yesterday, thrown into mourning when a
75-year-old grandfather, Pa Adisa Hassan, allegedly committed suicide in the
storeroom of his house. The deceased popularly known as Baba Tawa, who operated
three buses for his inter-city transport business was said to have hanged
himself around 5.00a.m. after officers
of the Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIO) seized two of his three buses.
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Eye-witness accounts revealed that Pa Hassan woke up
alongside his family members around 5.00a.m. to observe their usual morning
prayer (Subri) but changed his mind on his way to the mosque situated opposite
his house and went into his store room and took his life.
When journalists visited the scene of the incident, yesterday, family members and residents of
the area were seen wailing even as some of his associates were discussing the
mystery surrounding the tragedy.
Also, a team of officers from the Disaster and Emergency
Management Unit of the Nigerian Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was
drafted to the scene to maintain order.
At press time, Hassan’s corpse was still dangling from the
noose as no one was allowed to enter into the room.
