Prison Officer Ridiculed Over Inability To Settle Bills Kills Self In Ondo

An official of the Nigeria Correctional Centre identified as Kayode Adeniyi has killed himself over inability to settle financial debt.

Adeniyi who was attached to Segede Correctional Centre in Ondo West Local Government Area complained of being ridiculed and mocked by his neighbours due to his inability take care of his financial responsibility as a man before blowing his brains out.

One of the colleagues of the deceased disclosed that “Whenever we were discussing, he would be lamenting over some issues, which included house rent and electricity bills.

The colleague who craved anonymity added that late Adeniyi was advised to relocate if he could not stand the situation or appeal to those he was owing for a better arrangement.

Others also attributed the action of the deceased to stress from personal issues and other challenges.

Police sources who confirmed the incident said the exhibit the deceased used had been recovered and already in custody, adding that investigation had begun to ascertain the cause of his death while the corpse had been deposited at a mortuary in the area.

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Fumilayo Odunlami, advised that the Nigeria Correctional Service be contacted for reaction to the incident.

However, the Spokesman for the Ondo State Correctional Centre, Tunde Ogundare, could not be reached over the incident.