Friday, May 9, 2025 - The body of a middle-aged man identified as Kehinde Ijebu, has been found floating on the river Oyile in Ibokun, headquarters of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun state.
It was gathered that the deceased was declared missing by
relatives since Tuesday, May 6, 2025, but neighbours suspected he might have
killed himself.
A resident of the community, Olawale Famuyatan, said the
deceased had been acting depressed the week before he went missing. He added
that the moment he was discovered missing, some neighbours believed that he had
killed himself.
“His
whereabouts were not known from Tuesday evening till the following day. His
relatives were worried till the following day. But his neighbours concluded he
had disappeared as he used to do, until his dead body was noticed floating on
the river on Wednesday by passersby, who notified people in the community”, he
told Vanguard
Another source who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the
deceased had been showing symptoms of dementia until the day he was found de@D.
The source added that the deceased has been buried besides the river alongside
his belongings.
Confirming the incident, the Osun Police spokesperson, DSP
Abiodun Ojelabi, said the police believed he k!lled himself because there was
no mark of violence on his body.
He added that the body was released for the family for
burial after insisting that they do not want any autopsy to be carried out.
“The
incident happened. There were no mark of violence on his body. The family
approached us that they wanted to bury him but we suggested autopsy which they
objected to. They said they wanted to bury him. I can’t say how or where he was
buried. Investigation is still ongoing into the matter”. he said
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