A man has taken his life in Lagos after finding out that his wife of over 12 years was cheating on him.
The
body of the middle age furniture maker, Abiodun Tijani was found
dangling from the ceiling of his one room apartment at 1, Abeokuta
Street in Alagbado area of Lagos penultimate Tuesday.
Sources said Tijani decided to end it all when he suspected that his wife was indulging in extra-marital affairs.
The
Nation gathered that the deceased was residing in Abeokuta, Ogun State,
until he recently relocated to Lagos to join his wife who had been
living in the house for nine years now.
Residents described him as an easy going man who ran his furniture workshop around the AIT Road in the area.
A source said: ‘’His wife moved into this building about nine years ago and she is a quiet woman.
“The
man (Tijani) used to live in Abeokuta, Ogun State, until he joined his
wife here about a year ago. The couple is blessed with a 12-year-old
boy, called Wasiu
“Although the man was unassuming , he had been
feuding with his wife who sells soft drinks and grocery at the old toll
gate in Ota.”
Wasiu, , the only child of the deceased, recalled
how his father tricked him out of the house on the fateful before taking
his own life.
He said: “ He went out the day before the incident and returned home the following morning.
“By
then my mother had gone out; he gave me money to go to a barber’s shop
to cut my hair. By the time I returned home I met him dangling from the
ceiling.
“He didn’t share his problems with me and I wouldn’t
know what could have led him to commit suicide. He lost his father
several years ago but his aged mother is still alive. He hailed from
Ago Ika, Abeokuta.’’
The incident was reported to the Alagbado
Police Station, while men of the station assisted in evacuating Tijani’s
body from the scene.
