A young man identified as Afeez, living at Olaitan street in Masha, Surulere committed suicide Saturday evening.
Afeez according to a report monitored on Linda Ikeji’s blog attempted to commit suicide earlier on Saturday morning, but his efforts were thwarted, later in the evening he carried out the threat to kill himself by taking a poisonous substance.
According to eye witnesses, they woke up early Saturday morning and Afeez climbing the PHCN high tension electric pole (see picture) .
Afeez had told friends the previous day that he didn’t want to live anymore. A large crowd gathered and repeatedly begged him to come down, which he eventually did.
After he got down people started slapping him around and abusing him for wanting to commit suicide, instead of getting him help. His friends eventually carried him away and the crowd dispersed.
That same night, Afeez succeeded in killing himself.
The following morning, which was yesterday Sunday Sept 1, neighbours woke up to the sad news. Afeez had succeeded in killing himself. He drank poison in the night and died.
