Showing posts with label Suicide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suicide. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Girl Kills Herself In Delta After Her Fiancé Wedded Another Girl In Lagos


A jilted girl identified as Egoli (surname withheld) in Asaba Community Delta State has allegedly committed suicide three years after she introduced her fiancé to her parents.

Reports said the incident, which occurred on Monday, swept through the community when the news of her death hit the area.

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

11-Year-Old Boy Accused Of Stealing N200 Commits Suicide In Benue


Achusa, a small village in Makurdi local government of Benue State has been thrown into confusion after an 11-year-old boy identified as Terkula Botwer committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree.

Tekula, who was accused of stealing N200 by his guardian, allegedly committed suicide to prove his innocence.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity noted that,“It all happened on Sunday morning when Mrs. Nadoo Hember, the boy’s guardian, was alleged to have complained that her only N200 was missing in the house she lived with the late boy.

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

People shouted 'jump' before suicidal man fell to his death

People shouted 'jump' before suicidal man fell to his death

A suicidal man died when he fell from a building after people shouted ‘get on with it’ and ‘jump’ while police tried to coax him back from the edge.
Some people even filmed the victim, aged in his 40s, as he fell to the floor on Saturday afternoon and one person was heard asking ‘how far can you bounce?’
Police were called to the scene in Telford, West Midlands, and have since criticised those who shouted to the man.

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Man commits suicide over inability to pay N35,000 house rent

A 43-year-old auto mechanic, Obi Orji, killed himself yesterday in Minna following his inability to pay his house rent and threat of eviction from his landlord.
It was gathered that Obi committed suicide by drinking a poisonous chemical in the early hours of yesterday.
Leadership reports that Obi who resides at Kateren Gwari, Minna, was unable to meet his obligation of paying his house rent which was put at N35,000 annually.

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Man Commits Suicide In Abeokuta After His Fiancée Dumped Him

Oluwatosin Otaiku

According to The Punch, tragedy struck at the Onikolobo area of Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday when a 33-year-old man, Oluwatosin Otaiku, stabbed himself to death after his fiancee, Olaogun Oluwatoyin, discontinued the relationship. Otaiku allegedly killed himself after his woman told him she was no longer interested in the relationship. After the girlfriend made a U-turn, the deceased was said to have become worried, and this made neighbours, who were aware of the development, to intervene. Efforts were made to reconcile them.

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Girl of 13 kills herself after mother's Facebook ban

Hanged: Aditi Gupta, 13, killed herself over a Facebook ban (photograph posed by model)
A teenage girl hanged herself because her mother demanded that she remove herself from Facebook.
Aditi Gupta, 13, was so upset by her mother Mohana berating her for spending too much time chatting with her friends, she committed suicide in her bedroom.

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Popular Pentecostal Church Pastor Commits Suicide In Lagos

A troubled pastor, who is said to have attempted suicide twice, finally succeeded in ending his own life after a 3rd attempt. Pastor Gabriel Oyebode, who is the resident pastor of a popular pentecostal church in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, reportedly hung himself in a wooded area in the town.

Friday, 2 May 2014

Couple Who Lived Together For 42 Years Walks In Front Of Train To Die Together

Couple Who Lived Together For 42 Years Walks In Front Of Train To Die Together 
A New York couple decided to end their life together and walked in front of a train. Earl and Mary Myatt, met each other when they were 17 years old. The two were high school sweethearts and were married for 42 years.