₦airaland Forum

The increasing cases of suicide in the nation require paying of closer attention to the problem. In the last few days, weeks and months, many people, mostly youths and young people have taken their lives prematurely.

A senior lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi took his life, after suffering marital challenges while another lecturer at the University of Ibadan allegedly committed suicide in his apartment, which was razed down thereafter.

A soldier attached to the 192 Battalion in Gwoza, Borno State also killed himself. It was saddening that a 49-year-old state civil servant hanged himself in Ekiti State, as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State another one at the College of Agriculture, Kwara State University, took his own life after a failed bid to become a lecturer.

A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State took his life for repeatedly failing some courses. A 2006 graduate of Accounting from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State reportedly committed suicide while a gospel artiste strangled himself in his Abuja home.

A 27-year-old final year student of the University of Ilorin also killed himslef by ingesting a bottle of Sniper after he allegedly failed his final year project for the third time.

One of his classmates disclosed that he had been accused of plagiarising his current research work.... Read More

https://thesourceng.com/dont-commit-that-suicide/

When i was 17 i almost injected myself with a poisonous substance.

Even now I've such depression i wonder what's the point of living...

...then i remember only cowards chicken out and take the easy road.

But it's hard...