Ondo prison official commits suicide over house rent

A prison official, Kayode Adeniyi, attached to the Correctional Centre in Ondo town, Ondo State has reportedly committed suicide over his inability to pay house rent among other financial obligations.

The deceased attached to the Segede Correctional Centre in Ondo West council area of the state reportedly shot himself in the head in his room and died instantly.

He was said to have complained that his neighbours and other residents on the street where he resided always made jest of him for his inability to pay his house rent, electricity bill and othee financial obligations.

A friend of the deceased told Vanguard that “Whenever we were discussing, he would be lamenting over some issues, which included house rent and electricity bills.

“We even advised him to relocate to another place if he could not stand it or calm down those he was owing.

“We did not know he had another plan in mind. We did not know why he did that? Probably it was due to stress from personal issues or other things challenges.

“We even advised him to relocate to another place if he could not stand it or appeal to those he was owing.”

Police sources said the exhibit the deceased used to commit suicide was in police custody.

The source said investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of his death.

His corpse has been reportedly deposited at a mortuary.

Contacted, the state police command image maker, Fumilayo Odunlami, said the Nigeria Correctional Service should be contacted for comments on the incident.