Oyo State Fire Service has announced that it has rescued a 45-year-old man from committing suicide in Iseyin town.
Chairman of the agency, Hon Maroof Akinwande, made this declaration via a statement issued on Wednesday.
Akinwande in the statement made available to Newsmen noted that the incident occurred at Oja- Illa area in Iseyin.
He added that the incident occurred Tuesday night.
He said that the man was rescued alive from an electric pole, when he attempted to commit suicide.
He said that the man has been handed over to the personal assistant to the Chairman of the local government area.
“On getting there, it was a man of about forty-five (45) years of age attempting to commit suicide by climbing an live electric street light pole on Tuesday night.
“Our officers quickly swung into action by applying all necessary rescued equipment and the man was rescued alive from the electric street light pole and handed over the personal assistant to the Chairman, Iseyin Local Government.”
