Tragedy struck on Wednesday in Oghara community in Delta State, as a man reportedly ended his own life by jumping into a well. The man who committed suicide by jumping into a well is said to be a well-known member of the Delta community and the incident left everyone in shock.
It was further gathered that he was not buried, as the way he chooses to die was seen as a taboo in the community. He was however thrown into a forest after his corpse was recovered from the well. The deceased never left a suicide note, and it was gathered that the incident has been reported to the police who was already investigating to unravel the mystery behind his death.
Man Takes His Own Life, After Jumping Into Well In Oghara, Delta State. (Video)Residents of Oghara community of Delta State, would not have expected the event which shook the town yesterday. According to reports, a middle-aged man was retrieved, dead, from a well which he had jumped into in an obvious attempt to take his life.From the story shared, there was no justification for the action as many were left in shock and dismay over the sad incident, being that the victim was a well-known member of the community.In the video below, the body of the young man was recorded while being retrieved from the well by various youths, and it was also reported that he could not be buried, but rather disposed off, mainly because the manner of his death was seen as a taboo in the community.@instablog9ja @tundeednut @bbcnews @bbcnewspidgin @bbnaija_housemates @bbcafrica @cnn @teknoofficial @tonyoelumelu@nathanielblow @officiallindaikeji @official2baba@davidoofficial #deltastate #Nigeria #9ja #bb9ja
Posted by AprokoRepublic on Thursday, 28 March 2019
Some years back, a 45 year old man identified as, Balarabe Haruna of Hausawa Sabon Titi quarters, Kano municipalwas reported to have committed suicide by jumping into a well. The man was said to have excused his 10 children and his wife from their house before he allegedly jumped into the well at the centre of his compound.
According to vanguard, the middle aged man was last week diagnosed and treated of malaria parasite, and was said to be recuperating fast before the tragic end. A family source said that the late Haruna has no trace of mental illness, and that the entire family is still at a loss on what informed his decision.
Speaking on the incident, the eldest son to the deceased, Balarabe Mahmud, said the incident occurred at about 2.00pm Saturday when the entire family members were temporarily asked to vacate the compound by his late father to enable him have a rest.
Mahmud disclosed that, “we left our home in strict compliance with his directives to allow my ailing father have complete rest only to return home and discovered he was missing. ” “We immediately raised a search team only for us to notice strange movement in the Well as we promptly invited men of the Fire service department to the rescue.”
‘’Consequently, the fire service operation that lasted few hours led to the recovery of his corpse from the Well amid tears.’’ Confirming the incident, Director Fire Service in Kano, Mohammad Rilwan, said they got to the scene at about 3pm after his men received emergency call few minutes earlier.
The Director Fire Service said the victim was, “rescued dead and delivered to the family after a formal request.” When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Magaji Musa Majia, said the incident has not been reported officially to the police.
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