PPN Largesse: Barber Hangs Self Over N150

A barber, Nojeem Alogunleko, 26, has committed suicide by hanging himself following a dispute between him and his friends over N150.

Alogunleko was found dead in his shop located at Station area of Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area, Ogun State.

P.M.NEWS gathered that the deceased whose wife gave birth to a baby a month ago had disagreement with some of his friends over N150 given to them to share at a political rally.

A friend of the deceased who witnessed the incident narrated to P.M.NEWS: “We were contacted by supporters of the People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN) to follow them to a rally. When we came back, they gave us N500 each and Nojeem went with his friends. I don’t know the arrangement he had with them.

“At about 7.30 p.m., I was at the Total Filling Station when I heard people shouting. I rushed to the scene and found Nojeem and his friends fighting. I joined others to separate them. The friends accused Nojeem of stealing N150 from them and demanded that he should be searched.”

Investigations revealed further that a search conducted by the peacemakers on Nojeem proved successful. The missing money was found on him and he was booed and humiliated and later told to go.

The friend revealed further that he got a call the following day that Nojeem had committed suicide. “I was told he hanged himself in his shop. It was sad. The boy killed himself over a small money. I was told that he wrote a note on his table, saying he could not bear the disgrace,” he added.

When our correspondent visited his residence, his aged mother was surrounded by relatives while his wife wailed uncontrollably.

—Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Igbo