A man has shocked everyone by allegedly taking his own life just a day to his wedding in Lagos State.
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A 28-year-old man has left his wife-to-be heartbroken after he
committed suicide in Mushin, Lagos, on the eve of his wedding. The
victim was identified as Shakiru, popularly called Jarule.
He was found hanging from the ceiling of his 56, Oduduwa Street,
Mushin home. The man left behind his wife-to-be who is heavily pregnant.
According to The Nation, the father of two had been expected to be
in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Saturday for his wedding. Shakiru
was said to have sent a suicide message to his sister, Mariam, which
reads: “I’m sorry. Forgive me.”
Narrating how the incident happened, Mariam said: “I called him
several times to urge him to get to Osogbo on time but he told me he
would arrive probably on Sunday or even Monday. I asked him what he
meant by that when he knew the wedding was slated for Sunday. He quickly
changed it and said he was on the way, that he would be there. I was
expecting him till I got his message late at night. I called people
close to his area but it didn’t go. Later I called my aunt to help me
check him up. That was when she found out what happened. I had stopped
calling him at a time because of his unresponsive attitude.”
The late Shakiru also left some notes in his jotter, bordering on love and his life trajectory. They included “I’m Done”, “If you are reading this, it’s too late.” He also wrote phrases such as “I love you” on the pictures of his two children.
Some relatives described his death as embarrassing and unfortunate.
They said he was an introvert who hardly picked their calls. It was
learnt that his wife is about eight months pregnant. He was said to have
proposed an abortion which his doctor warned against because “it was too late.”
His niece, who didn’t mention her name, believes he committed
suicide over financial difficulties. According to her, he became
frustrated after the death of his mother three years ago.
“I don’t know what he has encountered in life that should
warrant suicide. Since his mother died, he has been finding it difficult
to cope with life because she pampered him a lot and he didn’t lack
anything. She always supported him out of love for her children. He
didn’t acquire any skill that could sustain him. After her death, he was
dejected. Sometimes he would complain of not eating regularly, his job
was not paying much and that he was getting tired of life.
“But I don’t understand his problem because even his children
are not under his care. It is the family that has been catering for
them. This wedding we ought to be doing now is not on him. All we
required was of him to make himself available. We even sent money to him
when he complained he didn’t have money. The wife’s family has been
complaining that he was not doing anything on her.” She said.
Another relative said he didn’t believe the late Shakiru committed
suicide because of financial constraints. The deceased, he said, just
received N36,000 from a thrift society the previous week.
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