…I want to kill myself for govt to take care of my children – blind man
Emotion ran high weekend on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, after a visually impaired man who attempted to jump into the lagoon, blamed his action on hopelessness and hardship.
The 65-year-old father of two, Ewenla Adetomiwa, who was with his two children aged 16 and 12, respectively, was said to have been prevented from jumping into the lagoon by a good Samaritan who alerted the Police. Motorists who witnessed the incident also stopped on the bridge to assist the good Samaritan in holding the rescued man before the arrival of some policemen.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hudenyin, confirmed the incident, saying “policemen rushed to the scene where the victim, a blind man who resides in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, and his two children were seen on the 3rd Mainland Bridge in the midst of a crowd and other motorists.”
QThey were rescued to the station. Upon interrogation, the man admitted that his intention was to commit suicide to enable the government to take charge of his children if he had succeeded in the act. Efforts are in progress to contact his wife; the case is under investigation.
Similarly, a mentally deranged teenager was rescued while attempting to jump into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. Also confirming the incident, Hudenyin said, “The victim, Elijah, a male of 18 years, who resides in 104 Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, was taken to the station while his family was contacted and later released to his brother for medical treatment.”
