Olubunmi Uko had complained
to a relative that her business had gone bad due to the exchange rate and that
her debts had risen beyond redemption.
The whereabouts of mother
of three, Olubunmi Uko, who walked out of her Fola Agoro home in Somolu area of
the state with one of her sons after leaving a suicide note, was still unknown
at press time.
Olubunmi Uko Uko, a
businesswoman, reportedly walked out of her home last Friday evening with her
last child, identified as Seun. She reportedly woke up her other children and
informed them that she was going to visit someone.
The older children, Iyiola
and Toni, allegedly woke up later to find a suicide note written by their
mother. A relative, who simply gave his name as Folu, told Vanguard:
“She addressed the suicide
note to her children, her mother and to any other person concerned. She said
nobody should bother to look for her, that she was going to jump into the river
and end it all. “She said she was tired of life. She also said that by the time
the letter would be seen, she would have ended inside the belly of a shark.
“She had always complained
of dwindling business due to high exchange rate. At a point, she complained
that she owed people and had no means to pay back. She also said that she
borrowed half a million naira to offset the loan, but decided to use it on her
business with the hope to realise some gain, but that the money ended up
sinking in the business.”
Vanguard gathered that
prayer sessions are ongoing at different prayer centres for her safe return.
Another relative, Mimnimah Uko, who identified the missing woman as her
cousin-in-law, wondered why she would allow herself to be overwhelmed by the
issues of life to the extent of taking such decision as solution.
The relative said:
“Our prayer is for God to
have mercy by ensuring her safe return and that of her son, Seun. We are
imploring Nige-rians to please join us to pray.”
Why kill yourself when there is life there is hope
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ReplyDeleteHer children need her, may it not be too late before she come back to her senses
ReplyDeletekilling yourself is not the answer
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