75yrs old Man Commits Suicide Over Seizure Of His Two Buses By VIO in Osogbo

Residents of Oke-Ayepe, Onward Estate in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State were on Wednesday thrown into mourning when a 75-year-old grandfather, Pa. Adisa Hassan, committed suicide inside the storeroom of his house.

Popularly known as ‘Baba Tawa’, Pa. Hassan, who operated three buses for his inter-city transport business, was said to have hung himself in a store room around 5am on Wednesday, days after officials of the Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIO) seized two of his three shuttle buses.

Eye witnesses account revealed that Pa Hassan had woke up alongside his family members around 5am in order to observe their usual morning prayer (Subhi) but changed his mind on his way to the mosque situated directly opposite his house and went into his store room and took his life.

A team of officers from the Disaster and Emergency Management Unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were drafted to the scene of the incident to maintain orderliness.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Mr. Ayo Olowe, revealed that a resident of the area had hinted officers at the Command, which is a stone-throw to the residence of Pa. Hassan before a team of officers was drafted to the area.