Landlord Commits Suicide In Ibadan. Leaves Three-page Suicide Note

A 48-year-old landlord on Tuesday hanged himself in
Ibadan, leaving behind a three-page suicide note.
The incident happened in Idi-Ose along Akan road in Ona
Ara Council Area of the city.
The deceased, Popoola Adepoju, was found in his room
dangling from a rope tied to a ceiling fan.
Residents of the area said the father of three sent his
children on an errand before taking his own life.
Adepoju’s wife told the police that her husband left the
defunct National Electric Power Authority in Abeokuta two
years ago but his entitlement was yet to be paid. She
added that he had engaged himself in cement business on
a small scale before his death.
His family initially refused to hand over the suicide note to
the police but after the intervention of the general
chairman of the Idi Ose community, Taiwo Alimi, it was
taken to the Akanran Police Division.
The deceased was interred in his house after the Divisional
Police Officer at the station, Aliko Dankoli, gave the family
permission to proceed with his burial arrangement.
A member of Four Square Gospel Church, where Adepoju
worshipped with his family, said he attended Monday
morning service in the church and never gave a sign of
depression.
He said, “Adepoju was a devout Christian, pious and was
talented. He was always offering tangible suggestions
whenever the Welfare Committee of the zone met. What
could have informed this action is unclear.
“We were together at the early morning service at our
church on Monday. We usually have such service on the
1st, 2nd and 3rd of every month. When I saw him last on
Monday evening after the evening service, he never gave
the premonition that he was going to commit suicide.”
A landlord in the area, who did not give his name, however
gave a hint that the deceased was going through a difficult
period.
He said that the deceased had wanted to sell his Honda
car for N250,000 but only got a buyer who was ready to
pay N150,000.
He said Adepoju had planned to buy a smaller car to be
used as taxi to supplement what he made from the small
cement business he was doing.
He said, “he wanted to sell the car so he could buy a small
vehicle which he would be using as cab to serve as a
sustaining means of livelihood for his family. He however
said that the amount being offered was insufficient.
“He sometimes complained that things were no longer as
they were before he was disengaged from work. It was a
surprise when we discovered that this unfortunate incident
had happened.”