A seventeen year-old girl,
Sadiya Shehu of Tudun Murtala quarters, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano
State has committed suicide on Monday over a misunderstanding between her
parents that led to divorce of her mother.
She died as a result of
consuming insecticide locally known as pia-pia kept in her mother’s room for
the purpose of repelling mosquitoes and other insects.
When our reporter visited
the family house of the deceased, sympathisers were seen trooping to the house
to condole the bereaved family.
It was observed that the
tragedy became a topic of discussion amongst residents of the area, as people
could be seen discussing the matter in groups.
Speaking to Chronicle,
father of the deceased, Malam Shehu A Lawan confirmed that late Sadiya
committed suicide as a result of “a minor problem” that happened between him
and her mother on Sunday which was later settled that very day.
“I had a problem with her
mother over which she was not happy. She was crying and I told her that
everything was over.
“I woke up early and left
Sadiya and her siblings hale and hearty but unfortunately, while I was at my
place of work, I received a call that she was rushed to hospital. The doctors
tried their best to revive her but, as Allah Has decreed, she passed away,” he
said.
When asked whether late
Sadiya was proposed for marriage by anybody, Lawal confirmed that she had a
suitor who proposed to marry her, saying that “in fact the last time I spoke
with him about their marriage, he promised that he would send his parents to us
to conclude the arrangement for their wedding as soon as his father returns to
Nigeria from Saudi Arabia.
“Unfortunately, as God
would have it, this marriage could not be contracted as the bride to be has
gone forever.
Late Mama (Sadiya) was
dearer to my heart among all my children, I must confess. As a Muslim faithful,
I accept this tragedy in good faith and I pray to Almighty Allah to grant her
Jannatul Firdaus,” he concluded.
Her mother, Malama Amina
Shehu, however said trouble started when one Maryam, who is a niece to her
husband, was beating a younger brother of the deceased and the husband decided
to punish the boy too.
“Maryam came in and started
fighting with my son, Daddy, that he had used a vulgar language against her.
When his father came out from the bathroom, he started beating him mercilessly
and I couldn’t contain that, so I told him that the punishment was too severe
even if he actually committed the offence against the girl.
My husband asked me to keep
quiet and I told him that I couldn’t since no one else had interceded for the
boy. I said after all, even if he abused the girl, from where did he learnt to
do that, was it not from the family?
Amina further explained
that the husband got angry and said he had divorced her in the presence of the
deceased.
“When he said I should go,
that I am divorced, the deceased bent down and started begging him that he
shouldn’t let me go, because they would be in trouble if I leave,” she said.
The following day, after I
had packed my luggage, I realized that she was not in a happy mood. I told her
that if it was as a result of the problem, she shouldn’t mind because
everything was over as far as I was concerned.Unfortunately, she went into the
room and drank that insecticide and died.
Sadiya was buried on Monday
according to Islamic rites.
When contacted, Police
spokesperson in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said the police were yet to
receive report of the suicide but promised to find out from DPO in charge of
the area.
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