An 82-year-old man, identified as Adegoke Oriola was found dead hanging inside his room in a house located at 45, Ayeyemi street, Ondo, Ondo State on Saturday morning.

According to an eyewitness, the daughter of the deceased, Taye Adegoke called the attention of the neighbour when she entered into the deceased’s room and saw his lifeless body hanging.

The deceased was said to have tied his neck with a rope to a ceiling fan in his bedroom on theFriday night and his lifeless body was found on Saturday morning .

The death of Pa Oriola was still a mystery to the residents of the street as he was described as an easy-going and gentle man but another source said the deceased might have terminated his own life as a result of the protracted illness of his daughter on which he had spent all the money he has .

A police source also said it was not cleared yet if the man killed himself or he was killed and dumped his body inside the room to divert investigation.

It was gathered that immediately after the body was found, the residents sent for some traditional worshippers to perform traditional rites to remove the lifeless body for burial in line with the culture of the people of the town.

Speaking on the matter, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Enuowa Police Division, Mr. Kunle Omisakin who confirmed the incident, described it as unfortunate.

The D.P.O stated that investigation has begun to unravel the actual cause of the incident.