Residents of Oke-Seni area in Ibadan North West Local Government of Oyo State were shocked when they received the news about a 43-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Adebisi Adesina, who committed suicide by hanging himself.
Many people including the early callers to the area could not hide their feeling as they were shocked to see the dead body of Adesina hanging with rope on his neck, when the door to his room was forced opened at about 10 a. m on Tuesday.
DAILY POST gathered that Adesina before his death was said to be suffering from swollen scrotal, an abnormal enlargement of the scrotum.
It was also gathered that he had, had two wives but none of them was staying with him as at the time of his death due to his condition.
Adesina until his death was an official of the okada wing of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oniyanrin Unit.
Some of the residents of the area who spoke with journalists however declared that the deceased might have committed suicide as a result of the shame brought to him by the strange ailment.
Some colleagues of the deceased, who asked not to be named, informed journalists that Adesina had two different failed marriages as a result of the ailment.
They informed further that after the second wife left him, he suddenly developed the habits of excessive alcohol consumption, and always keeping to himself.
Chairman of Okada Wing of NURTW, Laskabo Oniyanrin Unit, Kabiru Kebe said the deceased left the park at about 7.00p.m on Monday, and was expected to resume by 6.00a.m on Tuesday for distribution of union tickets to members.
Kebe added that when Adesina was not seen at the motor park by 10am on Tuesday (Today) some union members decided to visit his house to collect the tickets from him.
He said on getting to the deceased’s house, they met the door to his room locked while there are traces that someone was inside.
Kebe added that with the help of Adesina’s neighbours, the door was forced opened.
He revealed further that after the door was forced opened, the dead body of Adesina was found hanging on the rope.
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