On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, blind 65-year-old Ewenla Adetomiwa, was stopped from jumping into the lagoon along the Third Mainland bridge. Adetomiwa, a father of two, aged 16 and 12, when asked why he decided to take such severe action, responded that he couldn't bear the financial strain on his family.
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, blind 65-year-old Ewenla Adetomiwa, was stopped from jumping into the lagoon along the Third Mainland bridge. Adetomiwa, a father of two, aged 16 and 12, when asked why he decided to take such severe action, responded that he couldn't bear the financial strain on his family. Sadly, unlike him, a middle-aged woman simply identified as Mama Dada could not be saved as she set herself ablaze over a N70,000 debt, last year.
Suicide, depression, isolation and mental health is a circle While asserting that suicidal thought begins with depression, progresses to isolation and then mental health, Onebamhoin admitted that the economic hardship can contribute to the menace. She stated that majority of isolated persons experience suicide thoughts when they are depressed thereby seeking comfort from alcohol and drug abuse. “Suicidal thought strives in isolation so once you find out that you are idle then it can set in.
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