Police Probe Suspected Suicide By Ondo Businessman

The Ondo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the suspected suicide of a 46-year-old businessman in his office in Igba Town, near Ondo City, Ondo State.

A resident of the Housing Estate in Igba disclosed that the businessman died in his office in the town at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, 29th October 2026.

He was said to have recorded a video which later went viral on social media platforms where he lamented, expressing frustration due to the downward trend in his business.

The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in an official statement made available to journalists in Akure on Friday.

He said police investigators who visited the area recovered two empty containers of a poisonous liquid from a nearby bush.

“Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene, where two empty bottles suspected to have contained an insecticide were recovered from a nearby bush,” he said.

“Preliminary findings also revealed that the deceased had allegedly recorded a video before his death, which has since circulated on social media, in which he reportedly lamented about his life struggles.”

The police spokesperson noted that the remains of the deceased have been evacuated and deposited in the morgue at the state hospital for preservation and further examination.

According to him, no foul play or visible marks of violence were observed on his body at the time of examination.

Mr. Jimoh further disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Felix Ohagwu, has directed a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident to establish the actual cause of death.