Man hangs self in Bayelsa community after losing his job

Police in Balyesa State on Tuesday confirmed the death of a truck driver, Oliver Osieme who allegedly hung himself to death in his room at Etegwe community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

Bayelsa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police (SP) while confirming the sad incident to newsmen said “the command is currently investigating the incident leading to the man’s death”.

It was learnt that the 45-year-old man, Oliver Osieme who is from Anambra State took his life in the early hour of Tuesday.

He was said to have committed suicide when his wife, a trader and other close relations left home for their businesses.

A relative, who preferred anonymity, told newsmen that nobody was in the house when the incident happened.

The relation said every family member was surprised to come home and see the deceased hanging inside his home.

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“Everybody, including his wife, went out but the wife’s younger sister came back from school and noticed the door to his room was locked.

“Knowing that he is always at home since he lost his job as a truck driver because the truck was faulty, she kept knocking but there was no response.

“She then went to the window to see if she could gaze from the back and that was how she saw him hanging in his room.

“It is a sad experience. Nobody would have thought such a thing would have been planned by him.

“The police have just taken his corpse away. If you had come earlier, you would have seen it. He was a young man full of life,” the relation said.

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