A man in his mid-30s, identified as Godwin, weekend, brought his own
life to an early end at Kabayi, Mararaba, near Abuja. Reason: His wife
allegedly jilted him. His relations, friends and neighbours were shocked
by the development.
An investigation revealed that the victim,
from Cross River State, lost his first wife sometimes ago and thereafter
got hooked to the latest one who, he claimed, her uncaring behaviour
made him to drink a poisonous substance called Otapiapia.Findings
showed that after being with the new lover for some time, things
suddenly turned sour and the lady dumped him and went back to her former
boyfriend.
Close sources to the victim said he became depressed
with the situation and headed to the lady’s apartment and informed her
that if anything happened to him, she would be held responsible.
“Initially
nobody thought he was serious,” one of the man’s relations said. “Even
the lady thought he was joking. But we were all shocked to hear that he
drank Otapiapia.
“He was not lucky as all efforts to save him
proved abortive. He was given palm oil to drink and vomit the poison but
it did not work. We rushed him to a nearby hospital where the doctor
and other medical workers battled unsuccessfully to save him.”
One
of the residents, who spoke to the City News in confidence, expressed
his surprise, saying: “Could you believe that he called many friends and
relations earlier on that fateful day to inform them that he was
embarking on a very far journey?
“He even visited various
joints in the area before going back home later to take enough dose of
Otapiapia. It’s very unfortunate. Nobody should take his or her own life
under any circumstance.”
The source, said the corpse was taken to the village by some of the late man’s relations.
Commenting
on the incident, a senior security agent in the area, who craved
anonymity, described suicide as an abominable act and crime, warning
people to shun it in their own interest.
Our reporter gathered
that the incident was not reported to the police because the deceased
person’s relations said there was no need to do that.
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