A 67-year-old church guard
identified as Matthew Isidahume, yesterday,
reportedly committed suicide with his lifeless
body found dangling within the premises of
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Gbagura, Ago-
Oka, in Abeokuta North Local Government of
Ogun State.
Reportnaija learnt that members of the church
who converged for the morning prayers
discovered the corpse of the deceased where
he allegedly hung himself.
When reportnaija crew visited the scene, men of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and
some policemen were seen at the place.
Contacted, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed
the incident said three guards were
supposed to be on duty when the incident
happened.
Adejobi said: "The deceased left a suicide
note which is currently assisting us in our
investigation, but the command will do a
thorough job toward getting to the bottom of
the matter."
However, a member of the church council,
who identified himself as Adekunle Adegoke,
said the deceased was the church's night-
guard, adding that those who came for the
morning prayer meeting met the gate locked
and waited for about 30 minutes thinking the
late Matthew was busy.
He said: "When there was no trace of him, the
people decided to push a small boy across the
fence and the boy later returned with the
sad news that Matthew had hung himself.
"Really, if you see him, the first thought will
be that there was a sort of complex issue,
probably there is a foul play. But looking
closely you will see his footprints on the
generator which showed that he climbed, tied
something on his neck and then jumped."
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