Boy, 17, commits suicide in Ekiti

The decomposing body of a 17-year-old boy, Opeyemi Oluwafemi, has been found hanging on a tree at Epe-Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Oluwafemi, who allegedly committed suicide due to maltreatment by the father, was reportedly found in the evening of Saturday in a nearby bush opposite his father’s house. The police […]

The decomposing body of a 17-year-old boy, Opeyemi Oluwafemi, has been found hanging on a tree at Epe-Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Oluwafemi, who allegedly committed suicide due to maltreatment by the father, was reportedly found in the evening of Saturday in a nearby bush opposite his father’s house.

The police spokesman in Ekiti, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed that the body was found “hung on a tree in a nearby bush.”

“However, I cannot confirm at present if the father has been arrested but investigation is on-going,” ‘Ikechukwu said.

Source alleged that the boy might have escaped from the house over maltreatment by his father who repeatedly tortured him with dangerous objects at the slightest provocation.

A resident in the town alleged that the father is a drunk and he often maltreats Oluwafemi’s mother.