A septuagenarian, identified as Kareem Aderemi, has killed himself in Ede area of Osun State.
The 72-year-old killed himself at his residence in Alapo’s compound on Monday, July 10, 2023.
The deceased, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Kehinde Adeleke, committed suicide by a local gun.
Adeleke in his account, said the old man took to suicide due to ill-health including partial blindness and Parkinson’s afflicting him.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that late Aderemi had been battling with Parkinson’s disease and partial eye problems without adequate care. We learnt he had been living alone for some months before he allegedly committed suicide.
“It is pertinent to state that late Aderemi had a licensed barrel, and he had always been with his barrel since he partially lost his sight. But no one knew he had a cartridge with which he used to kill himself,” the NSCDC spokesperson narrated.
