45-year-old man commits suicide in Imo
A 45-year-old man,
Osita Ezuruike, on Tuesday, committed suicide at Umudafa, Awo Mbieri in the
Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that
the deceased’s neighbours alerted the police after he found him hanging from
the roof of his house.
The Police is yet to
ascertain why the deceased committed suicide, however, sources in the community
claimed that he expressed frustration with life over the lockdown declared by
the state government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Spokesperson of the
state Police Command Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident said that Ezuruike’s corpse had been taken to a morgue.
“On April 27, acting
on a report, operatives of the Divisional Police headquarters in Mbieri moved
to Umudafa, Awo Mbieri, Mbaitoli LGA, in a house belonging to one Osita
Ezuruike, 45, and met the lifeless body of the said Osita hanging. The reason
for taking his own life could not be ascertained. However, the corpse has been
removed to the morgue, while an investigation into the incident has commenced.”
Ikeokwu said.
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