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Reports emerged yesterday that Chief Ekanem Edet, a former Secretary of Mbiabong Village Council in the Itu LGA, Akwa Ibom state, committed suicide and reportedly left a suicide note for Buhari.
Read: Man Hangs Self, Leaves Suicide Note for Buhari
A copy of the suicide note wasn't made available but Vanguard specifically reported that it blamed government for inflicting unbearable pains and hardship on Nigerians.
In addition, a family source reportedly said “Edet took his life, blaming his action on the prevailing hardship."
He was immediately buried after his corpse was discovered by a friend.
The man, also known as “Jolly Boy, deals in Ogogoro, cigarettes, and other stimulants, and it's believed he decided to cut short his own life when it appeared he could no longer run his small family with the meagre earnings from his trade, Punch says.
According to a teacher in the community, Mfonobong Ekpe, Edet "used to complain that his petty business could no longer cater to his family’s basic needs and he could not afford the school fees of his children.”
A pastor at his church, Asuquo Bassey, said he was always saying "the bad economic policies of the government did not allow the common people to afford basic commodities like bread, yam and kerosene.”
His friend and neighbour, Okon Effiong, expressed surprise at his death.
“He was a very sociable man and always shared his thoughts on issues. I don’t know why he should consider suicide as the last option to escape from these hard times.”
Read: Man Hangs Self, Leaves Suicide Note for Buhari
A copy of the suicide note wasn't made available but Vanguard specifically reported that it blamed government for inflicting unbearable pains and hardship on Nigerians.
In addition, a family source reportedly said “Edet took his life, blaming his action on the prevailing hardship."
He was immediately buried after his corpse was discovered by a friend.
The man, also known as “Jolly Boy, deals in Ogogoro, cigarettes, and other stimulants, and it's believed he decided to cut short his own life when it appeared he could no longer run his small family with the meagre earnings from his trade, Punch says.
According to a teacher in the community, Mfonobong Ekpe, Edet "used to complain that his petty business could no longer cater to his family’s basic needs and he could not afford the school fees of his children.”
A pastor at his church, Asuquo Bassey, said he was always saying "the bad economic policies of the government did not allow the common people to afford basic commodities like bread, yam and kerosene.”
His friend and neighbour, Okon Effiong, expressed surprise at his death.
“He was a very sociable man and always shared his thoughts on issues. I don’t know why he should consider suicide as the last option to escape from these hard times.”
