Ekiti LG Finance Director Commits Suicide

Late Bamisaye

Director of Finance, Ise/Orun Local Government in Ekiti State, Mr. Michael Kayode Bamisaye, has allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Ado- Ekiti, the state capital.

Bamisaye, according to reports, took his life by jumping into a well in his compound located behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. It had not been established why the director committed suicide. Findings by journalists revealed that he had earlier attempted killing himself, which was unsuccessful.

A source said: “The deceased woke up about 4a.m. to assist his wife to do some house chores and even called some council workers he used to convey to Ise every day to be ready to join him to their station.

“All of a sudden, he disappeared and went outside while his wife started to look for him.

Later she discovered that the well was opened and saw the body. “The wife and other people who joined her in the search later saw the cement he had mixed with water which he might have taken before taking the plunge into the well.

“Men of the State Fire Service had come to remove the body which has since been deposited at the mortuary.” The state Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, was not available for comments at press time.