A 24-year-old man, identified as Dada Opeyemi Adesonye, has reportedly committed suicide in the Afami area of Imasayi, Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State.
News360 Info reports that the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Friday, disclosed that Adesonye was found dead after hanging himself from a tree.
Odutola stated that the Divisional Police Officer reported the suspected suicide around 8:27 am after an employee at Dangote Cement Transport in Ibese alerted authorities upon finding the lifeless body at about 8:10 am along Dangote-Afami Road.
Items recovered from the victim’s pockets included a payment card, a key holder, an earbud, and N2,000.
Odutola said the commend has since released the body to the family for burial. She urged families to pay close attention to loved ones amid rising incidents of youth suicides.
She said, “On October 18, 2024, at approximately 08:27 am, the Divisional Police Officer reported a suspected suicide incident. An Assistant at Dangote Cement Transport in Ibese informed the Dangote Police Post that he discovered a lifeless body around 8:10 am.
The deceased, later identified as Dada Opeyemi Adesonye, a 24-year-old from Abeokuta, was found hanging from a tree along Dangote-Afami Road. The duty officer at the police post promptly alerted law enforcement, and a team was dispatched to the scene.
Upon investigation, photographs were taken, revealing no signs of violence on the body. Personal items found in the deceased’s pockets included a payment card, a key holder, an earbud, and N2,000.
Further updates will be provided, and in the meantime, please remain calm and vigilant.
Police urged families to monitor their loved ones amid rising youth suicides.
