By Monsuru Olowoopejo

An unidentified man in his early 30s allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree along 7up/Governor’s Road, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, yesterday.

Sources said the unidentified man was found at about 8a.m. by passers-by, who raised alarm and called Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA.

At the scene, Vanguard gathered that a toothbrush belonging to the deceased was found near the tree. Personnel of the state fire service and poli-ce officers attached to Alausa Police Station were on ground.

It was further learned that the deceased had no bruises on him and that it was yet to be established if it was a suicide or he was hanged.

Confirming the incident in separate interviews, Director of Fire Service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe and General Manager, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the body of the deceased had been handed over to the Police for further investigation.

Fadipe said: “We received the information and we quickly swung into action to rescue him.”

Oke-Osanyintolu said: “When we brought him down, he was already dead. He is a middle-aged man. But we are yet to get his name, because we could not find any identity card on him. We only got a few personal belongings.”