35years Old Woman Commits Suicide in Ogun State

A 35-year-old woman, Omolola Atejioye, on
Tuesday, allegedly committed suicide by hanging
herself in the house in Ilisan-Remo, Ikenne Local
Government Area of Ogun State.
The deceased was found dead around 5.30pm when
her husband, Ayodele Atejioye, returned from work
to their apartment along the Ago Iwoye Road.
Omolola’s husband reported the incident to the
policemen in the Ilisan division.
The acting Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police,
said the deceased’s corpse had been deposited in
Babcock University’s mortuary, adding that a post
mortem would be carried out on her remains.
He said, “A member of staff of the Babcock
University reported to our men in Ilisan-Remo that
he returned from work around 5.30pm and met the
body of his wife dangling from the ceiling of their
apartment, after the door was forced open.
“The policemen later brought the body down and
deposited it in the mortuary of the Babcock
University in the same town. The deceased did not
leave any suicide note.
“A post-mortem would be carried out on the corpse
to determine the cause of her death.”
The deceased left behind a three-year-old boy and
she had a shop in Ilisan, where she sold animal
feeds.
However, some of her neighbours, who spoke with
PUNCH Metro, expressed surprise at the incident.
One of them, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said, “The woman was an easy-going person. We
were surprised when we heard that she hanged
herself.”
Another neighbour said the victim had been facing
health challenge which was giving her concern.
Some others said she had allegedly incurred some
debts, which she was struggling to pay back.
When contacted, Omolola’s husband, however, said
she had some challenges, which he did not
disclose.
He said, “My wife did not incur any debt. We were
both working together before she was laid off
during the last downsizing by the management.
“We opened a shop in town where she sold animal
feeds, and the business thrived. But when she got
pregnant, she took ill. Even after she gave birth, the
sickness assumed a frightening dimension.
“So, I took her to Babcock University Teaching
Hospital, but her condition did not improve. I
informed her mother about it, and she later took her
to Iloro-Ekiti.
“She was under medical attention at Iloro-Ekiti for
about six months, and her condition improved
greatly. I had to go and bring her back to Ilisan.
But before she returned, the salesgirl I got for her
to handle the shop in her absence made away with
over N200,000 from the sales of the feeds.
“I had got an additional N300,0000 loan from the
cooperative to boost the business again, and I was
even planning to plough more money into it.
“Even on the day of the incident, she went to the
bank in the morning to deposit some money from
the previous day’s sales. So, I don’t really know
the reason for this action she took.”.