May 24, 2015 – The body of a middle aged man was today found dangling near a tree along Mobolaji Johnson /Governor Road Alausa ikeja.
As at the time of filing this report, the lifeless body was yet to be identified but the emergency agencies said investigations were ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.
Confirming the incident, LASEMA General Manager, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the body of the man, who according to him, is in his thirties was found dangling on one of the trees along Governor Road, Alausa.
“A middle aged boy found hanged himself to a tree by 7up/governor road alausa ikeja, body recovered LASEMA and handed to to the police at Alausa Police station”.
General Manager, LASEMA, Dr Oke-osanyintolu said investigation was still ongoing to unravel the cause of the suicide.
He appealed to the resident to pay attention to what is happenings around them, saying if one of the residents or passersby had seen the man while attempting to commit suicide, perhaps, the tragedy would have been averted.
Meanwhile, residents and motorists in the area said that they were shocked to see the dangling body of a stranger on the tree.
