According to Vanguard, Gbenga Ogundana, 33 died in his house located at Orisunmbare Street, Cultural Centre, Akure, after taking a poisonous substance. His body was left in his house unattended to for a period of 4 days as it started to decompose. Police reports reveal that he committed suicide after losing his job.

It was gathered that neighbours of the deceased had earlier reported to his older brother, Segun, that Gbenga was missing. Reports had it that his older brother, Segun, called the deceased’s phone several times without getting any response from him.

So he decided to go visit him, on getting there, Segun discovered that the doors and window of his brother’s room were locked from inside. He, and other neighbours, went to the police station to make a report, some Police men went back with them and the door was forced open where the decomposing body was found on the bed.

The remains were later evacuated and deposited in the general hospital morgue by the police detectives for post-mortem examination. It was learned that the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, of the state police command was currently working to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.

A police source said that findings so far suggested that the deceased may have poisoned himself, having lost his job a few weeks ago.

The command’s spokesman, Wole Ogodo, confirmed the incident and said detectives had launched an investigation to unravel the mystery surrounding the death.