The deceased, Moruf
Ayoola A 50-year-old man man, Moruf Ayoola has been found hanging in a toilet
in his mother’s house at Idi Ose area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Crime Features
gathered that the man, a vulcaniser, woke up on Sunday July 22 in his residence
at Moniya area and left for Idi Ose where his 90-year-old mother lived to greet
her as was his custom.
When he got to the
mother’s house, the old woman was
reported to have noticed a rope in his hand
and when she made enquiry on what he wanted to use the rope for, Mr Ayoola was
said to have replied that he wanted to repair a faulty electric wire at the
back of the house.
It was further
gathered that Ayoola’s mother became apprehensive when she did not see him
return in time, which made her decide to check on him herself. Followed by a
young boy living with the woman, she searched and did not find her son until
his dangling body was discovered in the toilet by the young boy.
The old woman was
reported to have raised an alarm while neighbours rushed in, only to behold the
dangling, lifeless body of Ayoola. His apprentice was said to have been called
and he, in turn, called Ayoola’s son, Kazeem.
Police sources told
Crime Features that the deceased did not leave any suicide note behind, neither
could anyone pinpoint the reason behind the suicide act. However, some people
have linked the death of a 38-year-old woman, Folake Adenuga, to Ayoola’s
suicide.
Crime Features learnt
that the woman allegedly committed abortion in an undisclosed hospital in
Ibadan, and when she developed complications, she was rushed to a private
hospital at Oke-Alepata in Ogbomoso on Tuesday July 17. Two men, one of whose
name was given as Baba Suwe, were said to have taken her to the hospital.
Unfortunately, the
woman died on Sunday July 22, the very day Ayoola committed suicide in Ibadan
around 11a.m. What made people to link the two stories was the fact that Ayoola
was popularly known as Baba Suwe and also, the deceased woman’s children were
said to be aware of the relationship between their mother and the so-called
Baba Suwe.
The Police Public
Relations Officer in Oyo State, DSP Olabisi Ilobanafor confirmed the two
stories but said that the Command was unaware whether the two cases had any
link. She added that the corpse of the man was released to his family who said
they needed to perform certain rituals and also bury him immediately.
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