A widow , Nike Adekola , is yet to recover from the shock of losing her husband , Suleman , who reportedly committed suicide by drinking a local insecticide in the Ikotun area of Lagos State .
PUNCH Metro gathered that Suleman , a tricycle operator , rode his tricycle to a football pitch on Abaranje Road in Ikotun, where he allegedly consumed the substance .
A few minutes after drinking the chemical , the 45- year -old was said to have died in his tricycle.
Passersby , including residents , were said to have raised the alarm after seeing Suleman motionless in his vehicle.
His friend , Mutiu Olayiwola, who spoke to PUNCH Metro , said people alerted the police after the corpse was found .
He said , “ We have been friends for over 28 years. I was at home when I received a call from his colleagues that he had committed suicide . How his colleagues got to know was that when people saw his body inside his tricycle parked on the football pitch, they went to the tricycle operators ’ park to inform them that one of their colleagues had died .
“ His colleagues rushed to the football pitch, saw his corpse in his tricycle and also confirmed that he was attached to their park.
“ It is surprising that he committed suicide . He never complained that he was going through any challenges. In fact , one of our brothers saw him around 5pm on that day and they had a brief chat ; he never complained of anything and that is why we are surprised. ”
The deceased ’ s wife , Nike , while lamenting the circumstances surrounding the death, said her two children had stopped schooling due to the incident.
She said , “ Everything is still confusing to me. I saw his dead body . I also saw the bottle of the insecticide he consumed . He drank half of the content of the bottle , covered the remaining and dropped it. I don’ t know why he took his life.
“ We have two children who have stopped schooling after he died ; people who have been paying us condolence visits are the ones giving us money to feed. We want Nigerians to come to our aid . ”
The state Police Public Relations Officer , CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said no mark of violence was found on the corpse.
Adejobi said , “ On January 18, 2021, around 11. 31pm , one Abdullahi Ajayi , came to the station and reported that he received a call that one Suleman Adekola , 45, committed suicide by taking an insecticide while sitting in a tricycle near a football field along Abaranje Road in Ikotun. We visited the scene of the incident and observed no mark of violence on his body . Investigation is in progress. ”
