There was
pandemonium in Ujevwu, in the Udu council area of Delta State, after a
10-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide.
The boy, identified
only as Emmanuel, allegedly took his own life on Friday after returning from
school with his younger sister in unknown circumstances.
Emmanuel, who had
been living with his father, identified as Mr Raphael, and his stepmother, a
money lender, hanged himself with a wrapper tied to an iron bar along the
corridor of their bungalow.
Our correspondent
learnt that this happened after Emmanuel suddenly woke up from sleep.
A source said,
“Emmanuel woke up from sleep and started laughing. Suddenly, he went inside the
room to get a wrapper, which he tied to the iron bar, while climbing a chair.
He tied his neck and kicked the chair off his feet.
“The sister made
effort to save him by trying to untie the wrapper, while holding him up, but
she was overwhelmed. That was when she shouted for help until neighbours came
to his rescue.”
A source said the
deceased, about two years earlier, had attempted to take his life in the
village while living with his grandmother.
He reportedly
survived due to the prompt intervention of the grandmother, who was around at
the time.
A neighbour, quoting
an account of Emmanuel’s younger sister, said the late Emmanuel spoke aloud
from sleep, saying, “Someone must die today.”
However, efforts to
save the boy proved abortive as he gave up the ghost on the way to a hospital.
The state Police
Public Relations Officer, Andrew Aniamaka, said he had not been briefed on the
development.
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