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“I was accused of ₦3.8 million I never stole” Man’s final note found after suicide in Ekiti school
“I was accused of ₦3.8 million I never stole” Man’s final note found after suicide in Ekiti school
By: Zagazola Makama
“I have nothing left. My family abandoned me. My church disowned me. They said I stole ₦3.8 million something I know nothing about.”
These were the heart-wrenching words left behind by Dolapo Augustine Awolola, whose lifeless body was discovered inside a classroom at Iworoko Community High School in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Zagazola gathered that the tragedy unfolded on July 15 when a school security guard, Mr. Sunday Salami, found Awolola lying face-up, motionless, dressed in the white garment of the Celestial Church of Christ, a gold-plated necklace around his neck, a man once revered in faith, now broken by shame, betrayal, and despair.
Inside his pocket, alongside a black purse and Android phone, was the suicide note, a gut-wrenching testimony of a man consumed by false accusations and societal rejection.
In the note, Awolola wrote that he was accused of stealing ₦3.8 million, an allegation he insisted was false. But the weight of judgment, not just from strangers but from those closest to him his own family and his church, became too much to bear.
“Even my own people refused to hear me. My church turned their back on me. I can’t survive this disgrace. I don’t want to continue in a world where my name is already destroyed.”
No signs of physical violence were observed on his body, according to the preliminary assessment by police operatives who arrived the scene and later evacuated the corpse to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Dolapo’s story is one of many unheard cries in a society quick to judge and slow to forgive a quiet descent into hopelessness masked by outward dignity.
He chose a school, a place of learning, as the final chapter of his life, perhaps hoping that his death would teach a lesson his life couldn’t.
The family of the deceased has been contacted, and investigations are ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to his tragic end.
But in the silence he left behind, one message remains clear: injustice, especially within families and communities, can kill more swiftly than any weapon.
“I was accused of ₦3.8 million I never stole” Man’s final note found after suicide in Ekiti school
Suspected Lakurawa bandits kill farmer in Sokoto attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits suspected to be members of the notorious Lakurawa group have killed a farmer in Marake Village, Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Zagazola Makaka gathered that the incident occurred on July 16 at about 4:00 p.m. when the assailants, riding on motorcycles, stormed the farmlands where local farmers were working.
During the attack, one of the farmers, identified as Hamisu Bala, was shot and died on the spot.
Troops of Nigerian Army’s Operation FANSAN swiftly responded to the distress call and visited the scene.
The victim’s body was conveyed to a nearby hospital, while security operatives launched a patrol and manhunt operation in the surrounding villages to track down the fleeing attackers.
Suspected Lakurawa bandits kill farmer in Sokoto attack
Man allegedly kills three children in Osun, dies after mob attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Tragedy struck in Oba-Ile, Osun State, as a man suspected to be a drug addict allegedly macheted three children to death before being lynched by an angry mob.
Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred on July 15 at about 8:05 p.m. when the suspect, identified as Sodiq Eniola, aged 30, stormed the compound of one Mr Ganiyu Bamidele at Ese Ola’s compound.
According to Mr Bamidele, the suspect went directly to his wife’s shop located within the premises where he found the couple’s three children sleeping and attacked them with a machete, killing all three on the spot.
Upon receiving the distress report, police officers from Oba-Ile Division swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they met a mob attempting to mete out jungle justice to the suspect.
Despite efforts to rescue him, Sodiq Eniola sustained severe injuries from the mob assault and later died while being transported to the hospital.
Man allegedly kills three children in Osun, dies after mob attack
One killed, two policemen injured in Katsina communal clash over grazing land
By: Zagazola Makama
A communal clash between residents of Rijiyar Tsamiya village in Sandamu Local Government Area and Munawa village in Dutsi LGA has left one person dead and two policemen injured.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the violence erupted on Wednesday morning following a longstanding dispute over grazing land between the two communities.
The sources said that at about 7:00 a.m., a mob from Rijiyar Tsamiya launched an attack on Munawa village, during which several mud silos used for storing grain were set ablaze.
In the ensuing violence, a 20-year-old man identified as Gaddafi Umar from Rijiyar Tsamiya sustained critical injuries. Two policemen who responded to the disturbance also sustained injuries during the operation.
All three victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Daura for treatment. However, Gaddafi Umar was later confirmed dead by medical personnel, while the two police officers were treated and discharged.
Police sources say Preliminary investigations indicate that the root cause of the conflict was a dispute over grazing land a common source of tension in the region.
Security personnel have since restored calm to the area and assured residents that normalcy has returned, while further investigation is ongoing to prevent a recurrence.
One killed, two policemen injured in Katsina communal clash over grazing land
Suspected Lakurawa bandits kill farmer in Sokoto attack
Man allegedly kills three children in Osun, dies after mob attack
One killed, two policemen injured in Katsina communal clash over grazing land
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