A 72-year old retired soldier has allegedly killed himself at his home in Nyiniongun, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State.

According to a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous, the late “old soldier” committed suicide when his entire family was away from home.

The neighbor reported that at around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, the retiree’s body was discovered hanging from a tree.

According to reports, the deceased’s immediate family was too distraught to discuss the occurrence, but some locals claimed the late retiree had previously complained about hardship before taking his life.

Additionally, it was learned that the deceased was very concerned about the pension board’s purported incapacity to pay him in full rather than piecemeal and that he had been complaining about being conned out of his pension by dishonest people.

The spokesperson of the Benue state police command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the unfortunate incident.