32-year-old man commits suicide in Lagos

A 32 - year - old man identified as Aboh Ogbeche , on Friday , committed suicide at his family residence in Lawanson , Surulere area of Lagos State .

Aboh was said to have drank bleach , even as sources stated that there was nothing to indicate that he was planning to commit suicide.

It was gathered that the victim poured the liquid in a cup , sat before his mother , gulped the substance and immediately began to convulse .

A close friend of the deceased said the mother , who was shocked by the incident , raised the alarm and Aboh was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital , where he was pronounced dead .

It was gathered that the deceased did not leave behind a suicide note or told any of his friends about his plan to commit suicide.

A source , who spoke on condition of anonymity , said , “ Aboh was a very jovial person and nobody knew he could think of taking his own life .

“ He was from Cross River State and about 32 years old . He slumped in the presence of his mum around 3 . 30 pm on Friday after drinking a brand of bleach . He was rushed to the Aishat Hospital in Idi Araba , where he died . His body has been deposited in the LUTH mortuary . ”

Aboh ’ s friends , who were shocked by the incident , shared their thoughts on the victim’ s Facebook page .

One of his friends , AirsTee Martins, wrote ,

“ Sweet heart , you should have spoken to someone . How could you have thought for a moment that this is the best way . Please , let one try to speak if he is going through a rough time.

“ Even if we are far apart , we still connect one way or the other . So , please , no one should feel intimidated with what the other might have achieved . This social media; people develop low self - esteem , get depressed and feel like they are not enough .

“ But it should not be so. Let ’ s try to stay strong because when there is life , there is hope . RIP Ogbeche . ”

Another friend of the deceased , Gulf Limmer , wrote , “ What happened to him ? Why Aboh? We chatted three weeks ago . Why Ogbeche ? Why did you take your life ?”

A resident of Lawanson , who gave his name as Ndifreke , told our correspondent that the deceased ’ s mother was devastated because her son took his life in her presence .