Due to financial hardships that prevented him from providing for his family, a 50-year-old man named Odomma committed himself in the Amakpu Okuku community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
Today, August 22, locals discovered his body hanging in an incomplete construction next to his home.
Villagers said that approximately three months ago, Odomma threatened suicide after he claimed that his wife and kids had stopped feeding him since he was unable to support the family.
A community member, who simply identified as Ikenna, told Punch that the deceased had shared his frustrations with a few friends.
“He said if the situation continued, he would take his life to end the misery. We advised him to report the matter to the village head for settlement. Sadly, he chose this path. Just see how this man ended his life because of money. He could have sold his GP tank or generator to get food, but he decided to take his life. Now others will gather to eat and he won’t be part of it,” Ikenna said.
Odomma, who was widely patronised in the community for water sales priced from ₦100 upwards, was described as hardworking but visibly depressed in recent months.
