Frustrated by unpaid salaries and huge debt, a Level 12
officer, Tope Afolayan, has committed suicide.
Afolayan, a native of Ara-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government
Area, was a Principal Executive Officer, PEO, in the
Office of Accountant General until he decided to take
his life, last week.
The deceased, who was also a final year law student of
Ekiti State University, EKSU, is survived by a widow, who
is a teacher at a public school in Ado-Ekiti, and three
children.
Afolayan was also said to be an interpreter at a Christ
Apostolic Church, CAC, branch in Ekute area of Ado-
Ekiti.
His colleague, who spoke on condition of anonymity
yesterday, disclosed that Afolayan was found hanging
from the ceiling of his room at his house located on
Peace Avenue, Olorunda, Ado-Ekiti.
Afolayan, who has since been buried, did not leave any
suicide note before taking his life, but was said to have
consistently complained of failure to pay his debts
because of the non-payment of arrears of salaries owed
government workers.
A source said: “Although he did not leave any suicide
note, he had been very moody and heartbroken for a
couple of weeks before the incident happened.
“He had been complaining about the debts he owed,
which he was unable to defray because of the arrears of
salaries. In fact, he was among the last batch of
applicants for car loan, but he was not short-listed.
“We are shocked by Tope’s death because nobody
thought he would go to that extent; we are still
mourning his death.”
Police spokesman, Alberto Adeyemi, who confirmed the
incident, said the case was reported at New Iyin Road
Police Station in Ado-Ekiti.
