70-yr-old Pastor Commits Suicide in Ogun

A 70-year-old pastor, Olufade Folayinmi has committed suicide in his apartment at Owakurudu Road, in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. He was found hanging with a rope around his neck, dangling from a ceiling fan in his apartment last Monday. Church members found the pastor at about 2pm and alerted policemen from the Igbeba division.

Eyewitnesses said the pastor did not leave any suicide note, “It was a shocking discovery. The pastor was found hanging to the ceiling fan. Nobody knew why he took that action. The family and church members still rushed him to a nearby hospital, but the doctors confirmed him dead.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident. He added that the corpse had been released to the family after a post mortem.