Residents of Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State were yesterday thrown into confusion following news that a 13-year-old boy, Yusuf Afees committed suicide. Passersby and sympathizers, who gathered around the tree from which the corpse of Yusuf was hung, wondered what would have prompted a 13 year old boy to commit suicide.
Yusuf was said to have left their house in Were area of Ilobu, where he lived with his parents on Monday night around 10pm, to buy some items, but did not return home.
It was gathered that his parents and other members of his family searched for him throughout the night, but did not find him, only to discover his lifeless body hanging on a tree the next day. According to his father, Mr. Fawole Afees , Yusuf, who was a student of Ridwanullah school, Ilobu, was a well behaved boy. He said he could not fathom what could have prompted him to commit suicide.
Mr. Afees said the late Yusuf was brought up to have the fear of God and love for others. He said as a Muslim, Yusuf always said his prayers. He lamented that less than a year ago, he lost one of his children.
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