Residents in Shock to Find Man Dangling on a Rope After Committing Suicide in Ebonyi

 

The local residents of Amangballa village in Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State, were thrown into mourning after a 92-year-old man identified as Horri Oko Eluu, took his own life as residents woke up to discover Eluu’s body dangling from a rope at the Ogo square.

 

Speaking to Premium Times correspondent, an eyewitness, revealed that the man’s sons who were shocked by the incident, quickly untied their father’s body and deposited his corpse at a mortuary, adding that the deceased had been in a contentious battle with one of his brothers over a parcel of land, and he decided to take his life as a result of the tussle.

 

But his son, Okpara Oko, dismissed the speculation, saying; “Even when the matter was decided by the community, it was still in his favour. Our father has never had any problem as his children are all doing very well and taking very good care of him at his old age,” he said.

 

He said it was between their late father and his maker to judge, and also confirmed that his father’s remains had been deposited in the mortuary while the police were taking necessary actions on the matter.

 

George Okafor, who is the Police spokesman, said one of the sons of the deceased, Michael Oko, had reported to the police that his father hanged himself.

“And that he quickly loosen the rope and rushed him to matter hospital Afikpo for resuscitation. But while undergoing the treatment, the man could not survive it and he died,” Mr. Okafor said, adding that when the police visited the scene, they saw the rope and stool used for the act.

 

He said although investigations were still on, there was no suspicion of foul play even as the police awaited the result of the autopsy.