A mechanic identified as Taofiq has commited suicide at the back of the church of king of Kings on Taju Bello street, in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos state,
Taofiq,was said to have attended a vigil in the church on Friday, March 4, but sneaked out while the prayer was going on, went to a valley at the back of the church, where he hanged himself on a tree, The Punch reports.
His body was met dangling while his prayer garment was found folded at the scene of the incident around 5 am on Saturday, March 5.
The police from the Iju division came and took the corpse after the church’s assistant pastor reported the incident.
Taofiq, who converted to Christianity sometime last year, started attending the church a parish of Cherubim and Seraphim a few months ago.
An elderly man, who pleaded anonymity , said the deceased was a member of the church, adding that he was awoken on the day by the incident.
He said: “Taofiq had attended a vigil with members of the church on Friday to Saturday. It was around 5am that he was found dangling on a tree at the back of the church. I don’t know why he killed himself. But he must have been psychologically disturbed. I saw the garment he wore to the church at the place he committed suicide.”
Another resident, who identified himself as Kareem Ibrahim, said Taofiq’s behaviour became strange about a year ago when he quit his mechanic work.
SP Dolapo Badmos, the spokesperson for the Lagos state police command, said investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the incident.
