Crimes

Woman commits suicide over illness in Lagos

A 39-year-old woman, Lilian Nwarache, has committed suicide by drinking an insecticide over an illness in the Iwaya area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that Nwarache drank the insecticide after she became frustrated with having an illness.

The woman was said to have been suffering from a protracted illness and had been seeking a cure in a church in Iwaya, but became frustrated by the condition and drank a full bottle of insecticide on Friday, November 3, 2023.

It was learnt that she tried to jump into a canal after drinking the insecticide but was prevented by passers-by and was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.

The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday.

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Hundeyin disclosed that three passports belonging to the woman alongside her Samsung phone were found in her bag.

The police spokesman said: “It was reported on Friday, at about 2 p.m. at the Sabo police station that a woman, 39-year-old, with an unknown address, committed suicide.

“She had been having a protracted illness and visited a church for prayers.

“But while in the frustrating condition, she drank a full bottle of a popular brand of insecticide and was making frantic efforts to jump into the canal.

“She was prevented and rushed to the health centre Iwaya where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty.

“Detectives were immediately sent to the scene. Photographs were taken, the insecticide plastic containing little content, her three passports and one Samsung phone were recovered in her small bag.”

Hundeyin added that efforts were ongoing to contact her family members, saying her corpse had been deposited at the Lagos Mainland Hospital Mortuary for an autopsy.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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