A 43-year old mechanic in Minna, Obi Orji has committed
suicide over his inability to pay his N35,000 house rent b y drinking a poisonous chemical. It was learnt that
Obi took his own life after his wife and five children had left for the morning
mass, leaving only him at home. Here’s how his colleague described what happened.
Obi’s landlord, simply identified as Alhaji Lateef, had constantly
traced him to his workshop at the Mechanic bye-pass in Minna, threatening to
forcefully evict him out of the house if he failed to pay his rent at the appointed
date.
When the date expired and the deceased could not meet the
obligation, he decided to take his life instead of facing the embarrassment and
humiliation fro
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