Church Guard Hangs Himself In Church Promises

A church guard identified as Matthew Isidahume, reportedly committed
suicide, yesterday, with his lifeless body found dangling within the
premises of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Gbagura, Ago-Oka, in
Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun State.
Members of the church who converged for the morning prayers, it was
learnt, discovered the corpse of the 67-year-old, where he allegedly
hung himself.
Ogun state Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who
confirmed the incident said three guards were supposed to be on
dutywhen the incident happened.
"The deceased left a suicide note which is currently assisting us in
our investigation, but the command will do a thorough job toward
getting to the bottom of the matter."
However, a member of the church council, who identified himself as
Adekunle Adegoke, said the deceased was the church's night-guard,
adding that those who came for the morning prayer meeting met the gate
locked and waited for about30 minutes thinking the late Matthew was
busy.
He said: "When there was no trace ofhim, the people decided to push a
small boy across the fence and the boy later returned with the sad
newsthat Matthew had hung himself.
"Really, if you see him, the first thought will be that there was a
sort of complex issue, probably there is a foul play. But looking
closely you will see his footprints on the generator which showed that
he climbed, tied something on his neck and then jumped."