Part-time student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan,
Timilehin Ayobami Ogundare tried to kill
himself on Sat January 4th by jumping into
River Ogun but was stopped and saved by
some security guards who handed him over to
men of the vigilante service. Timi was later
released. The next day, he succeeded in killing
himself by hanging himself in his room with his
belt.
PM News reports that Timi, who worked as a
computer operator in Ibadan, was found dead
in his room at Ilupeju area, Baasala, Asero,
Abeokuta, Ogun State on Sunday January
5th. A family source disclosed that he'd tried
to kill himself last year but was stopped by
some people.
“The whole issue is still like a drama
because I don’t know what could have
made him decide to take his life. We
have been looking for him since January
1. Later, we heard that he went to
Lagos. He boarded a train from Lagos
back to Abeokuta on Saturday and came
down at Lafenwa. He trekked from the
station through Enu Gada area to
Ajitaadun down to Arakanga area with
the aim of jumping into the river.
“He was arrested by the security men in
the area when they saw him wandering
with only his boxer pant on. They
handed him over to the Vigilante men at
Oke Ilewo for further investigation. We
went there to collect him and we were
told to come back with him yesterday.
On getting to his room, we found out that
he had hanged himself. He left a short
note, apologizing that he disappointed
us,” the source narrated in tears.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Ogun
State Vigilante Service, Mr. Soji Ganzallo,
confirmed the incident and expressed shock
at the boy’s death.
“It is unfortunate that what we tried to prevent
eventually happened. They (family) were
careless with the way they handled the boy. If
the boy had been properly monitored, this sad
incident wouldn’t have happened. We got a
distress call on Saturday by local security
men around Arakanga that a boy was trying
to commit suicide by trying to jump into the
river. Our men rushed to the area and took the
boy to our office.
“In the course of questioning him, he
confirmed to us that he left home for Lagos on
New Year day but did not tell us where and
who he went to meet in Lagos. When we
asked about his phone, he said he had no
phone but only his sim card was with him.
“Sensing that his parents will be looking for
him, I directed that his sim card be inserted
into a phone, hoping that someone will call
his line,” Ganzallo said.
The vigilante spokesman revealed further that
not long after the sim card was inserted into
the phone, several calls came in.
“We discovered that those calls were from his
mother, sister and a pastor. The pastor later
called back and demanded to stand as surety
for his bail. We agreed.
“The man of God arrived with the boy’s
mother and some relatives. The pastor’s
name is Wole Oyenekan and he gave his
address as Egba Inner Circle Building, Abiola
Way, Abeokuta.
“We questioned the boy but from what I was
able to gather, the boy was determined not to
tell anybody his problem. The pastor pleaded
with me to hand him over to him. I initially
disagreed but after much persuasions and
assurance that they will monitor him, I
released him to them and asked them to
come back on Sunday.
“I was shocked when I heard the news that
the boy eventually carried out his mission,”
Ganzallo lamented.
Another source disclosed that the teenager
perfected his suicide by refusing to go to
church on Sunday, feigning illness. “I
remember that he told the pastor while coming
from the Vigilante’s office that he needed
some money to pay for his school fees and
the pastor told him to see him on Sunday after
church service. After the breakfast, he said he
was not feeling well and begged to be allowed
to stay back, which was granted.
“After the church service, he joined other
family members to eat the lunch around 4
p.m. After the food, he went into his room and
no one bothered to know what he was doing
until around 8p.m. when we were looking for
him. When we forced his door opened, we met
his lifeless body. He hanged himself with his
belt. We went to the Obantoko Police Station
to report the matter and the police arrived
around 11.45 p.m. and removed his corpse to
the mortuary,” he stated.
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