A 49-year-old woman, Mrs Idowu Victoria, has reportedly committed suicide in Ogun State. She was said to have hanged herself on the ceiling fan inside her room in the Magboro area of the state, reports Daily Trust. Police spokesperson in the state, Omolola Odutola, said the case was reported to the Ibafo Divisional Police Officer […]
•Suicide An octogenarian identified as Isiaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide in the Imota area of Lagos. It was learnt that the old man was found dangling on a rope tied to the burglary proof bar of the kitchen window of his apartment, reports Daily Trust. Eyewitnesses said the deceased showed no signs of distress […]
A 400-Level female student of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state, has allegedly taken her own life. Rashidat Shittu allegedly resorted to suicide over her seemingly disturbing academic status, reports The Nation. A source said the deceased committed suicide by taking “Sniper”. The source said Rash...
72-year-old Francis Dooga said to be a retired soldier has reportedly hung himself on a tree in his Makurdi residence near Saint Joseph Catholic Church Nyiniongun, in the ourskirts of the state capital. It was gathered that the septuagenarian fondly called ‘old soldier’ allegedly committed suicide yesterday evening when members of his family w...
•Visa The Kano State Fire Service said, yesterday, that it rescued 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen. Abdullahi stated that the inc...
•Nigerian Armed Forces The Nigerian Army (NA) 81 Division, today, denied that its operative, Boyi ThankGod attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, shot himself dead but rather died of negligence having mishandled his firearms. ThankGod was said to be on barracks’ standby duty at the 35 brigade headquarters, Alamala, Ab...
•Nigerian soldiers An operative of the Nigerian Army, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Boyi ThankGod, has allegedly shot himself in the head and died immediately. A source in the Army, who pleaded for anonymity, said the soldier killed himself while on standby duty on Monday, the day Nigeria marked Armed Forces ...
•Amarachi Ugochukwu A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide, reports The PUNCH. It was learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made her way into the [&he...
•Hafsat Surajo A housewife, identified as Hafsat Surajo has narrated how she killed their domestic staff, Nafiu Hafiz who prevented her from attempting to commit suicide. Hafsat who made the confession when she was paraded before newsmen at the Kano Police headquarters, said the ugly incident leading to Nafiu’s death occurred when a quarrel en...
•Late Onoh Chukwuma A Facebook user identified as Onoh Chukwuma yesterday reportedly took his own life by ingesting an insecticide allegedly for losing N2.5m to betting. Onoh had on his Facebook wall posted a message saying that it was his last day on earth and that he was going to meet his maker. Unknown to […]