Man commits suicide in church

A young man, 24-year-old, Lanre Falodu, has committed suicide in a church premises in Owo area of Ondo State, where he was taken for deliverance. 

The deceased brother, Tunde, told the police that he took him to the church located at Imola area of Owo to seek spiritual solution to his problem.

According to Vanguard, 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 the Police in Owo.

A team of homicide detectives were dispatched to the scene, and 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 on conducting the autopsy to ascertain the cause of his death.

Source: Vanguard