LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Lagos State Police Command, neighbours have stopped a man from killing himself in Igbologun, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the State.
It was gathered that the 34-year-old man (name withheld), was drinking a substance suspected to be an insecticide on Wednesday, when a labourer in the next compound saw him and raised the alarm.
The labourer who identified himself simply as Jamiu told Punch Metro that his alarm attracted the attention of people who quickly contacted the Police.
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“That Tuesday morning around 10.30 a.m. while I was at a building site, I looked into the next compound and saw one man drinking something from a white bottle that I recognised as an insecticide.
“Immediately I saw him, I started shouting, people gathered and rushed into his compound to stop him. As people were gathering, I then ran to the police station to report. Policemen came and rushed him to the hospital,” he said.
The State Police Public Relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the man is currently under the protective custody of the police in the hospital.
Hundeyin indicated that the man may be prosecuted, stressing that, “Attempted suicide is a felony because it involves taking life.”
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He, however, added, “Charging the suspect to court depends on the outcome of his medical treatment. If he survives it and he is strong enough to be arraigned, yes, we will arraign him.
“He is still in hospital. Once he is discharged, yes. A law has been broken; a crime has been committed. Attempted suicide is a crime, so, we will take him to court. It is now left to the magistrate to discretionally discharge and acquit him.”
This incident is coming barely 24 hours after a young man was caught on camera at the Lekki area of the State, attempting to commit suicide.
In a video posted on the X platform, by a user @Mbahdeyforyou, the young man was seen hanging from a rope suspended from a bridge while he was standing on a white bus.
Two men who were at the scene immediately took to action, climbing the bus and struggling with him to make sure he didn’t go through with hanging himself.