Opeyemi Oluwafemi, a 17 year old young boy, was found dangling on a tree, after he was reported to be missing about 10 days ago.
The tree where his lifeless body was found, was reported to be in front of his father’s house located at Epe-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State at about 4:30 pm on Saturday October 26th.
Multiple sources has told The Nation that Opeyemi was every night chastised by his father, who usually torture him with dangerous object, which had made him commit suicide.
They also said his father was a drunk and often torture Oluwafemi and his mother every night.
A source said that on the day, the deceased was to write an external examination, he was tortured the usual way and he had to escape when he couldn’t bear the pain any longer.
“Subsequently, all efforts to locate him proved abortive and he did not return to the house as expected”, he said.
“However, the offensive odour and flies which took over the vicinity caught the attention of members of the community who later discovered the decomposing body of the young man dangling on the tree”.
Caleb Ikechukwu, the State Police Spokesman while he confirmed the incident said that investigation is ongoing.
He said “I can confirm to you that at about 4:30 of 26/10/2019, the body of 17-year-old Opeyemi Oluwafemi was found hung on a tree in a nearby bush at Epe Ekiti.
“However, I cannot confirm at present if the father has been arrested but investigation is ongoing”.
