Police investigate suicide by father of 7 in Abuja

Following what is suspected to be a New Year eve's tragedy, the FCT Police command said, yesterday, that it was investigating an alleged suicide by one Mr. Federick Onigbo of Gwarimpa Estate in the Federal Capital Territory.

Sources told Vanguard in Abuja that the father of seven
children committed suicide as a result of some unknown
family and economic issues.

Contacted on the development, FCT Police spokesperson,
DSP Altine said the Police had commenced investigations into
the alleged suicide, adding that until such is completed, the
allegation of suicide cannot be substantiated.

She said information available to the Police revealed that
some residents noticed fire outbreak in a house at Gwarimpa
and promptly reported to the fire service which rushed down
to put off the fire.

Thereafter, one of the occupants of the house was rushed to
General Hospital, Kubwa where he eventually died.

According to sources, when some persons, including wife of
the deceased, Uchechukwu reported a case of a missing
person at the police station, investigation showed that the fire
outbreak involved Onigbo.

Via: Vanguard