A 13 year old primary five pupil, Awal Osisi has committed
suicide in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
But the police in the state is working at some puzzles
surrounding the alleged death of the boy just as his step
mother is being detained.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the boy committed suicide in
his parents' house located at High School area of Akure.
Awal was allegedly found in his parents' room hanging by the
door on Wednesday by using a belt to hang himself.
His step mother Mrs Rukayat Osisi reportedly raised alarm at
about 10.00am when she discovered the dangling body of the
boy in the room.
Rukayat a petty trader. claimed that she found the body of
Awal in the room having committed suicide.
However, the police in the state is suspecting foul play,
wondering why the step mother brought down the alleged
dangling body of the boy before informing the police.
The woman was said to have gone to the 'A' Division at
about 1.35 pm to report that her step-son was found dead in
the room after killing himself.
Rukayat said she discovered the body of the boy in the room
after he hanged himself with a belt tied to the handle of the
door. She said she had to remove the corpse of the deceased
and take it to the State specialist hospital in Akure before
reporting the incident at the police station.
However, reports gathered from the community showed that
Awal has always been a victim of victimisation, oppression
and child abuse by his father and the step- mother since his
mother divorced the father some years ago.
Saturday Vanguard learnt that the step-mother together with
the father has always been maltreating the boy and sending
him on difficult errands.
It was learnt that the father works outside Akure and comes to
Akure every weekend.
The father, it was gathered seized the boy's school uniform
and books following a report from the wife that the deceased
misbehaved while the father was away in his station.
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