A middle-aged man identified as Tartor Ayihe living in Ayihe community along the International Market in Makurdi Benue State capital has committed suicide by ingesting an insecticide.
According to a source, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
Our correspondent learnt that the decision to take his own life was said to be connected with a crisis that trailed the selling of a plot of land to three individuals.
It was gathered that the deceased had sold a plot of land to three different individuals, unfortunately, he could not handle the issue when it blew up.
A source who spoke to PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity on Thursday said the people had met with community leaders in the area who decided to wade into the crisis.
The source said, “Some community leaders had assembled at the Zaki (chief)’s residence to find out how the deceased could sell a plot of land to three individuals.
“While the meeting was going on, the deceased took permission to get something in the house, but he went to three different provision shops in search of the killer-insecticide.
“On getting the insecticide, he went home, switched off his phone and drank the whole bottle.
The source further said, “While the people waited endlessly and did not see him, the Chief sent people to his house to look out for him and bring him back to the meeting, only to find his lifeless body with the insecticide in the room.”
It was gathered that the deceased was immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
When contacted, the spokesperson for Benue Police Command, Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident.
“We got the report this morning (Thursday). Operatives have been sent there to find out what happened,” the PPRO said.
