n what appears to be a suicide, a young school leaver was torn into pieces by a moving train penultimate Thursday, after he refused to leave the rail track.
The incident happened in the Railway Line area of Seriki in Ope-Ilu axis of Agbado, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The victim identified simply as Adeoye, was said to have left his home town, Itapa-Ekiti on a visit to one of his sisters in the Oke Aro area of Agbado.
It was learnt that Adeoye was alerted to the coming of the train by people around but he refused to vacate the railway line.
He was said to have finished his secondary school education in Ilorin, Kwara State a few days ago after writing the final paper of the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
It was learnt that he subsequently visited his home town after which he decided to visit his sister in Agbado.
Instead of going straight to his sister’s residence, Adeoye was said to have sat on the rail track and refused to leave even when told that a train was in sight.
An eyewitness who asked not to be named said:” The boy had sat on the rail line since morning and refused to leave the place. We initially thought that he was mad but we later discovered that he was of sound health.
”We also thought that he would vacate the place whenever he sighted a moving train but he laid there till a train crushed him to death at about 4pm.
”Bystanders and driver of the train shouted and waived to him to leave the rail track but he said that he would not leave and prostrated there till the train killed him.’’
It was learnt that sympathizers who found his mobile phone at the scene contacted his sister.
Our correspondent gathered that the late Adeoye did not inform his sister whom he was visiting before embarking on the ill-fated journey.
The remains of the deceased were packed into a cellophane bag while the incident was reported to Agbado Police Station.
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