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Man Found Dead After Allegedly Hanging Self In Kwara Community

The incident reportedly occurred early Thursday morning, according to information and a video obtained by SaharaReporters.

Aman has reportedly died by suicide after allegedly hanging himself in Koro, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The incident reportedly occurred early Thursday morning, according to information and a video obtained by SaharaReporters.

In the video, the deceased was seen hanging at the scene before his lifeless body was later recovered by close relatives.

 

SaharaReporters understands that the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, as the reason the man allegedly took his own life had not been established as of the time of filing this report.

The identity of the deceased has also not been disclosed.

This is coming amid a series of terror attacks in the community and other neighborhoods in Patigi Local Government Area.

SaharaReporters had reported how a former member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Dauda Lata, alleged that bandits had taken over his farm, harvested and sold his crops in local markets while residents of his community have been left at the mercy of armed criminals.

Lata also alleged that more than 100 vigilantes were killed in his community and buried in a mass grave by residents after repeated appeals to the government for security intervention allegedly went unanswered.

The former lawmaker, who represented Lata and neighbouring communities, made the allegations while speaking as a guest on Diamond FM, in an interview transcribed by SaharaReporters.

He said worsening insecurity in his community and what he described as the government’s failure to respond to repeated appeals contributed to his decision to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“I left APC because the Governor refused to visit my community, Lata, since 2020. I even sent a message to the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, but he refused to respond,” Lata said.

According to him, the community, located along the Kwara-Kogi border, has suffered repeated attacks allegedly carried out by armed bandits operating from a grazing reserve in the area.

“Those Fulani people that are living with us, in 2020, they burned our community, killed a lot of people. Till date, the government did nothing about it,” he said.

“Our community is at the border of Kwara and Kogi. The grazing reserve that is in our community is what they used as their base to attack us.”

Lata alleged that the attacks have resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people, including vigilantes who attempted to protect the community from the armed attackers.

“They killed over 100 people from my community even last year. Over hundred vigilantes were killed. We buried them in a mass grave. We, the people, did it ourselves. Not even the local government came to help us or paid condolences,” he said.

He said residents reported the attacks to relevant authorities but claimed that government intervention came only after prolonged pressure from the community.

“We reported this case to the appropriate authorities. Until last week, since last year that we have reported, that the chairman of Patigi LGA came to our community,” he said.

Lata had also alleged that several residents had been abducted by bandits, with some victims still in captivity after their families were allegedly asked to pay huge ransoms.

“Before he came, these Fulani also kidnapped people and up till now the people have not been released. They are asking for N50 million ransom,” he said.

“Even if you sell all of us in my community, we won’t be valued up to N50 million. We told the government about this too, nothing happened.”

According to the former lawmaker, another resident was killed weeks later, despite further appeals to the authorities.

“After that one, another person was killed, last three weeks, we still told the government, nothing happened,” he said.

He said the community subsequently requested the deployment of soldiers, mobile police officers or forest guards to protect residents from further attacks.

“We asked them to give us either soldiers, or MOPOL or Forest Guards, so that we can sleep in peace,” Lata said.

He said the insecurity had also taken a psychological toll on residents, including children.

“As I am talking to you now, a 14-year-old boy in my community has high BP because of fear of being kidnapped or killed by these Fulani people and lack of sleep,” he alleged.

“Why is the interest of my people not being taken care of? I even texted the governor on these issues.”

Lata further disclosed that his farm, where he said he had invested about N150million, was taken over by the bandits last year.