LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- An unidentified mother of three, has allegedly committed suicide in Enugu State over what some have attributed to the unbearable economic hardship and rising cost of living in the country.
The incident happened on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
The woman was said to have gone to the Ogui Police Station in the Enugu North Local Government Area of the state, dropped her three kids, without leaving a word with anyone.
“ She then stripped herself naked, came out of the station situated along Ogui Road and ran into a moving vehicle.
“The vehicle instantly crushed her to death, leaving the children who are below six years motherless.
“She had become depressed over the current high cost of living in the country,” an eyewitness said
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A senior police officer, who witnessed the incident, said when the eldest of the children was asked about their father, she simply said: “Our father got lost.”
The police officer said that the little girl could not give any other information about their family, their town or residential address.
When the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Daniel Ndukwe was contacted on the telephone, he simply said: “Please call back, I am in a meeting.”
He did not return the call nor answer subsequent ones as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the wife of Enugu State Governor, Nkechinyere Mbah, has undertaken to sponsor the children’s living and education.
Mbah’s wife announced the scholarship to be undertaken through her Custos Care Foundation when she paid an unscheduled visit to the Ogui Police Station, where the children were kept in custody.
She appealed to the people who are depressed to seek help and go for counselling to avoid taking drastic decisions.
She also urged the Commissioner for Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development, Ngozi Enih, to intensify sensitisation and counselling of people, especially depressed persons to help them come out of the situation.
Source: The PUNCH.