40-Year Old Man Committed Suicide after Wife’s Death in Ibadan

Anthony Bankole, a 40-year-old man on Monday reportedly hung himself at his building site at Olodo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

 

A family source told the News Agency of Nigeria that Bankole left his rented apartment at Abayomi area at about 5.49 a.m claiming that he was going to use his ATM card to get money.

 

Shortly after he left, the source said, he sent him a text message to inform him of his intention to kill himself.

 

“I never had an idea that he was going to kill himself because his wife had just died on Saturday.

 

“I even gave him money for his transport fare and told him not to stay out long.

 

“He lost his wife on Saturday and she is still in the mortuary; so I thought he needed money to arrange for her burial,” he said.

NAN reports that Bankole’s wife, Kemi, who operated a business centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), died on Saturday.

 

A neighbour also told NAN that the couple had a fight which led to the death of the woman

The neighbour said the wife was rushed to UCH while convulsing, but died immediately she arrived at the hospital.

“We heard him shouting for help around 2 a.m. on Saturday and with the help of another neighbour, she was rushed to the hospital.

“Meanwhile, she was already foaming from the mouth,” he said.

The Divisional Police Officer, Mr Diran Fijabi, confirmed the incident to NAN, saying it was a suicide case.

The corpse had been deposited at the mortuary of Adeoyo Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan.