The Lagos State Police Command says a 54-year-old man, simply identified as Benjamin, has taken his life in the Agege area of the state.
The spokesman of the Command and a Superintendent of Police, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Hundeyin, who spoke with NAN on Monday in Lagos, said the incident happened on Sunday at about 8pm.
According to him, the elder brother to the deceased reported at the Elere Police Station that his brother allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death in the store of their house.
He said: “Officers of the Division immediately visited the scene and the deceased was lowered and taken to the Orile-Agege General Hospital, where he was certified dead.
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“No mark of violence was found on the body of the deceased.”
The command’s spokesman said that the body had been removed from Oriole-Agee Hospital and deposited at Mainland Hospital, Yaba for autopsy.
According to the police image maker, detectives are investigating the incident.
