A 24-year-old man, Lanre Falodu, has reportedly
committed suicide in a church premises in Owo
area of Ondo State, where he was taken for
deliverance.
The deceased brother, Tunde, according to a
police source, took him to the church located at
Imola area of Owo to seek spiritual solution to his
problem.
It was learned that the deceased, who had been in
church for some time, reportedly escaped at
about 5:30a.m. on the ill-fated day.
He was said to have hung himself on a tree within
the church premises.
His lifeless body was discovered by the pastor of
the church, who informed Police in Owo.
A team of homicide detectives was dispatched to
the scene, where the deceased’s body was
removed and deposited at Owo General Hospital
morgue.
But a police source in Owo said the pastor of the
church and father of the deceased had been
questioned.
He confided in Vanguard that the deceased might
have some mental challenge hence his sojourn in
the church for spiritual deliverance.
The state police command has insisted in
conducting the autopsy to ascertain the cause of
his death.
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