By Amidu Arije

Following upsurge in cases of attempted suicide in Lagos State, the Government has linked the acts to mental illness of the victims, just as it debunked need to appease the river Goddess to curb suicide cases in the state.

The argument came barely two days after Nigerian police rescued two women including textile dealer, attempting to jump into Lagos Lagoon and recovery of drown medical doctor, Allwell Orji’s body.

The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, stated that cases of suicide witnessed across the state was as a result of depression formed by mental illness.

Speaking at a Quran Competition organized by Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in Lagos, AbdulLateef said that the situation was becoming alarming and requires urgent attention of governments at all levels and individuals to lend a helping hand so as to curb re-occurrence.

He explained that people allow emotions override mental wellbeing, which consequence was the cases of suicide mission, urging that Nigerians should be more concerned about their state of health.

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Blah blah blah....
The solution is simple: boot out that incompetent, gwooro-chewing, pampers-wearing abokii from office.....and voila! Recession will end, ergo no more suicides.

Q.E.D