Crime Features gathered
that the man, a
vulcaniser, woke up on
Sunday July 22 in his
residence at Moniya area
and left for Idi Ose where
his 90-year-old mother
lived to greet her as was
his custom.
When he got to the
mother’s house, the old
woman was reported to
have noticed a rope in his
hand and when she made
enquiry on what he
wanted to use the rope
for, Mr Ayoola was said
to have replied that he
wanted to repair a faulty
electric wire at the back
of the house.
It was further gathered
that Ayoola’s mother
became apprehensive
when she did not see him
return in time, which made
her decide to check on
him herself. Followed by a
young boy living with the
woman, she searched and
did not find her son until
his dangling body was
discovered in the toilet by
the young boy.
The old woman was
reported to have raised
an alarm while neighbours
rushed in, only to behold
the dangling, lifeless body
of Ayoola. His apprentice
was said to have been
called and he, in turn,
called Ayoola’s son,
Kazeem.
Police sources told Crime
Features that the
deceased did not leave
any suicide note behind,
neither could anyone
pinpoint the reason behind
the suicide act. However,
some people have linked
the death of a 38-year-
old woman, Folake
Adenuga, to Ayoola’s
suicide.
Crime Features learnt
that the woman allegedly
committed abortion in an
undisclosed hospital in
Ibadan, and when she
developed complications,
she was rushed to a
private hospital at Oke-
Alepata in Ogbomoso on
Tuesday July 17. Two
men, one of whose name
was given as Baba Suwe,
were said to have taken
her to the hospital.
Unfortunately, the woman
died on Sunday July 22,
the very day Ayoola
committed suicide in
Ibadan around 11a.m. What
made people to link the
two stories was the fact
that Ayoola was popularly
known as Baba Suwe and
also, the deceased
woman’s children were
said to be aware of the
relationship between their
mother and the so-called
Baba Suwe.
The Police Public Relations
Officer in Oyo State, DSP
Olabisi Ilobanafor
confirmed the two stories
but said that the
Command was unaware
whether the two cases
had any link. She added
that the corpse of the
man was released to his
family who said they
needed to perform certain
rituals and also bury him
immediately.


The deceased, Moruf
Ayoola A 50-year-old man
man, Moruf Ayoola has
been found hanging in a
toilet in his mother’s
house at Idi Ose area of
Ibadan, Oyo State.


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