Suicide: 80-yr-old man takes his life in Lagos

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News Round The Clock (NRTC) recently gathered that an 80-year-old man identified as Isiaka Ayinde recently committed suicide in Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

According to reports gathered, the heinous incident happened at the Araromi area of Imota, Ikorodu, Lagos state on Thursday, March 7.

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His body was discovered by his landlord’s children who immediately raised the alarm and alerted their father that the deceased who they referred to as Baba was found dangling from a rope tied to the burglary proof of one of the windows in the kitchen.

The landlord identified as Mustapha immediately reported the matter to the police. Police investigators visited the scene and took photographs. 

The family of the deceased was alerted and they insisted that his body should be buried immediately because of his age and according to Islamic injunction.