PHOTOS: 45-year-old Man Commits Suicide In Imo

A man, Osita Ezuruike, was found hanging from the roof of his house on Tuesday at Umudafa, Awo Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

On why the 45-year-old committed suicide is still a misery as the Police is yet to ascertain the actual cause behind his suicide.

Although sources in the community claimed that he expressed frustration with life over the lockdown declared by the state government to curb the spread of COVID-19.

While confirming the incident, Spokesperson of the state Police Command Orlando Ikeokwu, said that  Ezuruike’s corpse had been taken to a morgue.

He said;

On April 27, acting on a report, operatives of the Divisional Police headquarters in Mbieri moved to Umudafa, Awo Mbieri, Mbaitoli LGA, in a house belonging to one Osita Ezuruike, 45, and met the lifeless body of the said Osita hanging. The reason for taking his own life could not be ascertained. However, the corpse has been removed to the morgue, while an investigation into the incident has commenced.