Tragedy: 7-Year-Old School Boy Commits Suicide In Abuja
By Idibia Gabriel
Shock and disbelief rented the air as what is considered an oddity occured in Abuja as a primary school boy of about 7 years old reportedly committed suicide.
The sad incident happened in Byazin in kubwa area of Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday around 9am.
While cause of the suicide is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report, neighborhood sources said the victim had been at home for over 3 months, most times locked up due to FCT primary school teachers strike over minimum wage.
A star witness also told our reporter that the suicide was committed right inside the room of victim’s parents located behind CAC church, Byazin LEA primary school.
The victim whose identity was given as Samuel Osho, was reportedly found dead on the suicide rope tied to iron window in the room by a senior sister who raised the alarm.
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The development sparked up confusion as to whether a boy of his age could arrange for his suicide, but information has it that both parents who teach in public and private schools left home for work before the incident occured.
Eyewitness also said late Samuel Osho was the last born of the family of three children but was home with a senior sister on Thursday when he committed suicide.
Efforts to reach the parents were futile due to tension surrounding the cause of the boy’s death as the matter was allegedly not reported to the police.
“He died bleeding through his nose and faeces through anus when we saw him with the rope tied round his neck which was strong and took us time to untie it”, a star witness said.
