Agency Report/
A man suspected to be mentally unstable on Saturday jumped to his death from a bank ’s network mast in Sango area of Ibadan.
Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the naked victim came to the Wema Bank branch in Sango.
Fadeyi said that the victim, having successfully entered the premises of the bank, climbed the mast before the security personnel became aware.
He said the victim jumped to the roof of the bank before the police and Fire Service personnel arrived.
“The impact was so much that he crashed through the roof and fell inside the bank.
“An official of the bank was called in to open the premises.
“By the time the bank’s door was opened, the man was already bleeding through the mouth and was rushed to the University College Hospital where he was confirmed dead,’’ Fadeyi said.
He added that the corpse was deposited at the Adeoyo Hospital for autopsy while efforts were on to ascertain his identity.
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