Two men hang in Edo, Nasarawa

There was tension in Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State when the dangling body of a middle-aged man identified as Peter Uche, was discovered in his room.

The body of the victim said to be a butcher, was discovered yesterday morning by passerby through his opened window.

It was gathered that Peter hanged himself with a towel and no suicide note was found.

The video of the incident which has gone viral on Instagram, showed the body of the deceased being taken out of the house.

A write-up attached to the video said “Peter Uche allegedly hanged himself with a towel in his room in the early hours of today (Saturday).

When contacted on phone, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.

In Nasarawa State, a 30-yearold young man, James Samuel hanged himself in a classroom of Government Secondary School Gurku, Karu Local Government Area.

The deceased, an indigene of Benue State committed the suicide on Friday night.

His remains were discovered by a resident who is also a police officer serving in Abuja and reported the matter to the Gurku Police Outpost.

The police found two pictures of himself at tender age and that of his mother at the scene without a suicide note.

The traditional ruler of Gurku, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri who spoke through an aide, Madakin Gurku, Zubairu Adamu, confirmed the incident and said that he visited the scene.