A man has ended his life in dramatic fashion after drinking otapiapia
(local poison) because his wife dumped him for her ex-boyfriend in
Abuja.
The man in his mid-30s identified as Godwin left relations,
friends
and neighbours in shock over the matter. According to Dailytrust, the
victim, from Cross River State, lost his first wife sometimes ago and
thereafter got hooked to the latest one who, he claimed, her uncaring
behaviour made him to drink a poisonous substance called Otapiapia.
However, things were not all that rosy between him and the new wife.
He became depressed after the lady left him for the ex-boyfriend. It was
gathered that before he killed himself, he first went to the lady’s
apartment and informed her that if anything happened to him, she would
be held responsible.
“Initially nobody thought he was serious,” one of the man’s relations
said. “Even the lady thought he was joking. But we were all shocked to
hear that he drank Otapiapia.
“He was not lucky as all efforts to save him proved abortive. He was
given palm oil to drink and vomit the poison but it did not work. We
rushed him to a nearby hospital where the doctor and other medical
workers battled unsuccessfully to save him.”
One of the residents said: “Could you believe that he called many
friends and relations earlier on that fateful day to inform them that he
was embarking on a very far journey?
“He even visited various joints in the area before going back home
later to take enough dose of Otapiapia. It’s very unfortunate. Nobody
should take his or her own life under any circumstance.”
The source, said the corpse was taken to the village by some of the late man’s relations
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