23-year-old man commits suicide in Lagos

A 23-year-old man, Chinonso Anene, has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself to death in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.

Anene, a graduate of Business Administration from York University in Canada reportedly locked himself inside his apartment at House 9, Emmanuel Court, Olusegun Aina Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi and thereafter used a pump action gun to shoot himself.

The corpse was discovered inside the wardrobe when police officers broke the door to his apartment.

The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Huydeyin, who confirmed the incident said; “The DPO Ikoyi Division received a distress call from the Chief Security Officer of Parkview Estate, Mr Daramola, that Chinonso Anene has committed suicide. Based on the report, a team of detectives visited and photographed the scene, the door was forced open and one expended cartridge was recovered.

“The remains of the deceased have been deposited at Lagos Island morgue for autopsy while an investigation is ongoing.”

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