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  • I attempted suicide over N22m debt- Real Warri Pikin

    I attempted suicide over N22m debt- Real Warri Pikin

    Comedienne and actress, Anita Asuoha, aka Real Warri Pikin, has stated that she attempted suicide over unpaid debts in 2018.

    Real Warri Pikin noted that at the time, she and her husband, Ikechukwu Asuoha, were overcome with thoughts of how to repay a debt of N22 million.

    The media personality also explained that as help was not forthcoming at the time, she gave in to the suicidal thoughts and tried killing herself.

    The comedienne said unknown to her then, God was preparing her for the blessing that was about to unfold.

    She urged people not to resort to suicide when it appears things are not going as planned, adding that mental health should be given top priority always.

    The mother of two did not fail to acknowledge God for giving her another chance at life.

    The curvy entertainer shared a recent photo and a throwback photo of herself on a hospital bed as she recalled what she went through during the rough period.

    The post held an accompanying caption that reads:“On the 6th of June 2018, The Only Words I was Hearing in my head was…End it Now! Give up Already! No Hope! You and Ikechukwu will never pay up the 22million Naira debt! The suffering will never end! End it! End it! You will beg all the days of your life! Help will never come! Rent, School Fees, Bills are Due you can’t pay! You and Ikechukwu salary put together in 5years can’t pay back the debt End it!

    “The banks, Friends etc you owe won’t stop calling and embarrassing you End it! The Shame and pain is tooo much and it will get worse End it End it Now! God will Never come truuuuuuuuu for you!

    “And Because I was exhausted I believed the Voices in my head. I Made An Attempt to take my own Life (Dear God, Thank you for giving me a 2nd chance)

    “Little did I know that my breakthrough was near and God was just preparing me for where he was taking me…

    “Las las na who Give up Lose. SAY NO TO SUICIDE, BUILD CAPACITY, NOBODY OWES YOU ANYTHING, HOPE IN GOD ALONE, TAKE ONLY CALCULATED RISK, PROBLEM NOR DEY FINISH, BALANCE YOUR CIRCLE, ALWAYS CHECK ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, DONT BE HARD ON YOU.”

     

  • Suicide attempt: Cameroonian discharged, repatriated

    Suicide attempt: Cameroonian discharged, repatriated

    A Cameroonian, Fredrick Gino, who attempted to commit suicide by climbing a high tension electric pole on May 6 in Lagos has been discharged from the psychiatric hospital and repatriated.

    Gino had attempted to electrocute himself at Adebisi Oguniyi Crescent, Lekki-Ikate Round About, area of Lagos before he was rescued.

    It took the intervention of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to bring him down.

    Gino, after being rescued, was taken to the Psychiatric Department of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, for treatment.

    The Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Wale Oke, said that Gino was treated free at LASUTH for six months.

    According to him, the patient, whose medical bills and feeding cost N1.4 million, was finally repatriated to Cameroon in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Office through the Lagos Office.

    Oke said that the expatriate was accompanied by the Deputy Controller of Immigration, a psychiatric nurse and two social workers to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.

    He said, “It is part of the Lagos State Government Policy to treat destitute and people unknown.

    “We are glad to have been involved in the rehabilitation of Gino.

    “We hope that the Government of Cameroon will take it up from where we stopped and give him a better life,” he said.

    Gino said “I thank the Lagos State Government for saving my life; I also thank the nurses and doctors in charge of my case and all the staff of the hospital.

    “Most of them checked on me regularly. I am happy to go back to my country, I am happy, I will see my family alive,’’ he said.

    Also, Mr. Ogunlaye Olufemi, one of the social workers, who attended to Gino at the psychiatric department, said the patient had fully regained sanity, adding that he interacted well with others.

    A psychiatric nurse, Mr. Taiwo Amusa, said that Gino was fit to go back to his country.