A final year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in
Ogbomosho, Oyo state, Adesoji Adediran, was found dangling from a rope
on Sunday, March 19.
He was found by his roommates, who had
been away for a night study. They returned in the morning to find his
corpse dangling from the ceiling.
According to Punch Metro, the school management was said alerted, and the information was sent to the Owode police division.
It was policemen from the division that removed the remains.
The corpse was said to have been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.
A classmate of the victim, who asked not to be identified, said Adediran’s remains were found around 5.30am.
He
said: “He has two roommates. The roommates went for a night study on
Friday. When they returned to the room on Saturday, they discovered that
he had hanged himself with a cable. Nobody has an idea why he killed
himself.”
A close friend of the victim, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed surprise at Adediran’s death.
He said: “As
his friend, what pained me most was that we still played together on
Friday night. He never opened up to me. We asked him to go with us for
the night study, but he said he preferred to stay behind. Around 5.30am
when we returned, we found his corpse. He was almost done with his final
year project and he never complained of anything. We are a clique and
we eat together; it was all fun, until we found his corpse.”
He described the deceased as “funny and lively”, saying Adediran couldn’t have suffered from depression.
He said the police from the Owode division removed the corpse from the room.
Stressing
that the police took statements from the roommates, which were later
withdrawn by the deceased’s parents, who insisted on not pursuing any
case due to the nature of the death.
The
parents also objected to the idea of holding a candle-light procession
in his honour, saying they wanted him to “rest in peace.”
This is just as tributes have continued pouring in from friends of the victim on Facebook.
A friend, who identified himself as Horlarholu Xarmoohel Cartel, said the late Adediran was a fan of the Chelsea Football Club.
He said,
“Adesoji, can’t believe my eyes when I saw adieu in your name. I don’t
know this is what you mean when you said, ‘I am not coming to class
again,’ after we sat for a test last week. Haa! SOJ, the best Chelsea
fan I ever knew; the best record keeper who doesn’t need Google before
he tells you history of football. Already missing you bro, can’t get
hold of myself since I heard about your death. I know God knows best.”
Another friend, Adepeju Babatudne, wrote,
“Hmmm, I saw him and Tayo (bestie) beside my hostel cracking jokes with
friends when we finished that test. I even accused him of not coming
for the test, but he replied, ‘I came nah…’ I don’t even know what to
write right now because I know what you passed through when we were in
200 level, but why now? Rest on dear.”
When contacted, an official of the school said the management was not aware of the incident.
He, however, promised to get back after contacting a director in the school. He had yet to do so as of press time.
The Oyo state police spokes person, DSP Ajisebutu Adekunle, said: “The
deceased killed himself by hanging from a ceiling fan. He didn’t leave
any note. The case is under investigation. Meanwhile, the corpse has
been deposited at LAUTECH morgue for autopsy.”
