By Evelyn Usman
Mrs Busayo Olafare, the widow of
Paul Olafare, who allegedly
committed suicide, weekend, in his
Oworonsoki home in Lagos, has
denied culpability in his husband’s
death, saying he took poison.
Mr. Paul Olafare. His wife, Busayo
(inset).
News of the death of the father of
two filtered in Sunday. But there
were different accounts on the
circumstance that led to his demise.
A version of the account had it that
he poisoned himself, following an
unpaid loan he took to set up his
own pharmacy.
It was also reported that late
Olafare, who was awarded Lagos
State Pharmacist of the Year 2013,
had on several occasions attempted
to take his life before Sunday. One of
the foiled attempts, as gathered, was
his intention to jump into the
lagoon from the Third Mainland
Bridge.
Also, a close friend of late Olafare
(names withheld) reportedly
disclosed that the deceased had, last
Thursday, sent a text message to his
wife advising her to remarry and take
care of their two children should any
harm befall him.
Dissatisfied with claims that their
son committed suicide, the bereaved
parents were said to have lodged a
complaint to the Police at
Oworoshoki, following which Mrs
Olafare was arrested.
However, in her statement to the
Police, she maintained that her
husband committed suicide.
Police sources hinted that she
claimed to have come out of the
bathroom that fateful day, when she
met her husband with a liquid
substance in a plastic bottle,
suspected to be pesticide.
She stated that she wanted to take
the bottle from him, and in the
process he informed her that there
was no need to struggle with him as
he had already drank the substance.
She further claimed to have rushed
to the kitchen and brought palm oil,
which she forced into her husband’s
mouth. But by then it was too late
as he reportedly began to writhe in
pain before he breathed his last.
Police sources hinted that the
remaining content inside the plastic
had been taken for forensic
examination to determine what it
was. Also, an autopsy report, as
gathered, would be carried out on
the deceased to ascertain the exact
cause of his death.
The Police source said: “It is the
outcome of the result that will
determine our next line of
investigation. We cannot say for now
if the woman killed her husband as
alleged.”
Late Olafare, who was in his 30s, was
a graduate of the College of
Medicine, University of Lagos.
He was also a leader of the Celestial
Church of Christ, Somolu Youth
group, and also founded a gospel
tract ministry known as The
Harvesters .
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My Opinion;
Since the wife alleges that the man took some insecticide shortly before he died,an autopsy should quickly be carried out to determine if indeed the ingestation of the chemical led to his death. if this is found to be true then given the fact that the guy has attempted suicide in several occassions in recent past then he is gulty of committing the crime of suicide.
Until this check and findings are made the woman is the first suspect.

He who commits suicide is a coward.

This guy no try oo! Haba! What in this life will make you to take your life, when Christ has already don that, let the trouble come nd we will face it head long.

Nawaao