Tragedy was on Thursday averted when a middle-aged man identified as Babatunde Arogundade attempted to commit suicide in a bush behind the Christ Africa Middle School in Osogbo, capital of Osun State.
It was gathered that Arogundade has already hung himself to a branch of the tree behind the school and was already dangling when a food vendor sighted him and shouted thereby calling the attention of the people around to the scene.
It was further gathered that the Peace Corps volunteers and the school’s teachers quickly rushed to the scene of the incident, held the man and cut the rope. They brought him down and removed the noose from his neck.
Arogundade was almost lifeless and seeming to be dead as he was lying on the floor. They poured water on him and he coughed but he was unconscious for some time.
When he regained consciousness, the man mentioned his name but was not stable yet to state the reasons why he decided to take his own life.
The matter was reported to the Ataoja Police Divisional Headquarter and some policemen came to the location and took Arogundade to the hospital for medical treatment.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye while confirming the incident said Arogundade was responding to treatment in the hospital.
Adeoye urged relations of Arogundade to come to Osun State Police Command to pick him.
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