Emma Arubi
Warri - A bizarre incident occurred last weekend at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, when a 15-year old Junior Secondary School (JJS) 1 student reportedly committed suicide.
The boy, identified simply as Godwin, was said to be living with his paternal uncle prior to the incident last Saturday.
The victim was allegedly found dead by the housemaid inside his room with the rope he used to hang his neck by a window protector.
An eyewitness said the family housemaid only discovered the unfortunate incident when one of their neighbours told her on return from an errand that Godwin unusually refused to answer his calls to help him with the washing of his car.
"It was an attempt to look for Godwin; with the intent of conveying the neighbour’s message that the domestic aide saw the lifeless body of Godwin, with his tongue outside and his legs swinging", the source disclosed.
It was gathered that the maid allegedly screamed in shock and their neighbours who came around, called Godwin’s Uncle, one Mr. Okotie-Eboh and his wife.
Mr. Okotie-Eboh, it was learnt, apparently in shock and confusion on whether to report the incident to the Police, immediately called his wife’s younger sister’s husband to come and drive him to the Police Station, but sympathizers around had to reach elders of Ugbuwangue Community, considering the taboo done as far as the Itsekiri custom and tradition was concerned.
Sources said the community elders reportedly brought masquerades to cut the rope off the 15-year old boy’s neck. While they were making arrangements to bury him in accordance with Itsekiri custom before the Police came to the scene and ordered that the corpse be taken to the mortuary.
When the couples reported at the "A Division" Police Station they were detained and taken on bail the next day.
Effort to get the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Celestina Kalu, a Superintendent of Police (SP) proved abortive as her phone was switched off at the time of filing this report.
Warri - A bizarre incident occurred last weekend at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, when a 15-year old Junior Secondary School (JJS) 1 student reportedly committed suicide.
The boy, identified simply as Godwin, was said to be living with his paternal uncle prior to the incident last Saturday.
The victim was allegedly found dead by the housemaid inside his room with the rope he used to hang his neck by a window protector.
An eyewitness said the family housemaid only discovered the unfortunate incident when one of their neighbours told her on return from an errand that Godwin unusually refused to answer his calls to help him with the washing of his car.
"It was an attempt to look for Godwin; with the intent of conveying the neighbour’s message that the domestic aide saw the lifeless body of Godwin, with his tongue outside and his legs swinging", the source disclosed.
It was gathered that the maid allegedly screamed in shock and their neighbours who came around, called Godwin’s Uncle, one Mr. Okotie-Eboh and his wife.
Mr. Okotie-Eboh, it was learnt, apparently in shock and confusion on whether to report the incident to the Police, immediately called his wife’s younger sister’s husband to come and drive him to the Police Station, but sympathizers around had to reach elders of Ugbuwangue Community, considering the taboo done as far as the Itsekiri custom and tradition was concerned.
Sources said the community elders reportedly brought masquerades to cut the rope off the 15-year old boy’s neck. While they were making arrangements to bury him in accordance with Itsekiri custom before the Police came to the scene and ordered that the corpse be taken to the mortuary.
When the couples reported at the "A Division" Police Station they were detained and taken on bail the next day.
Effort to get the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Celestina Kalu, a Superintendent of Police (SP) proved abortive as her phone was switched off at the time of filing this report.
Source: Independentnig.com
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