A
senior civil servant with Ekiti State Government, Mr. Tope Afolayan,
has committed suicide over alleged unpaid salaries and his inability to
pay his huge debt, a reliable source confirmed.
Afolayan, a native of Oye-Ekiti, worked in the Office of the state Accountant-General.
The
source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Afolayan, a
level 10 officer, who died on Thursday, was survived by his wife and
three children.
The source said that Afolayan was found hanging on the ceiling of his house, located on Peace Avenue, Olorunda, Ado-Ekiti.
He
explained that the deceased was a final year student of Law at Ekiti
State University and an interpreter in a branch of Christ Apostolic
Church, Ekute area of Ado-Ekiti.
Afolayan, who had been buried,
did not leave any suicide note, but the source said that the deceased
had consistently complained to friends about the non-payment of his
accumulated salary arrears.
He
was said to have blamed his inability to pay his debts and perform his
financial responsibility for the upkeep of his immediate family on the
non-payment of his salary.
He said, “Although he didn’t leave any
suicide note before hanging himself he had been very moody and
heartbroken for a couple of weeks before the incident happened.
“He
had been complaining about the debts he owed which he was unable to
defray because of non-payment of the arrears of salaries.
“In fact, he was among the last batch of applicants for car loan given by government last year but his name did not come out.
“We are shocked by Afolabi’s death because nobody thought he would go to that extent, we are still mourning his death.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP. Alberto Adeyemi confirmed the incident.
Adeyemi said that the incident was reported at New Iyin Road Police Station in Ado Ekiti.
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