A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State has taken her own life over what she described as work-life difficulties in a note she left behind.
News sources reported that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank.
The lady identified as Amarachi Ugochukwu, age 32, had around 1pm made her way into the restroom, where she drank the insecticide, unknown to her colleagues.
Other members of staff had started looking for her when the phone she left on her table kept ringing and she was not around to pick the calls.
The bank manager had reportedly told the police that Ugochukwu locked herself up in the toilet to commit suicide, and she was found dead when the door was forced open.
The Punch maintained that a medical doctor examined Ugochukwu and confirmed her dead.
In the suicide note she left, she blamed her action on falling short at work and hard economy.
The note reads, “Nothing is working in my life. My figures are low. My brain is clogged up. The economy is getting harder. My decisions are wrong. My mind is messed up. The future doesn’t seem bright at all. I see extreme hardship. I can’t bear the pain anymore.”
She further apologised to her parents and other members of her family who would be affected by her action.
“I’m sorry mum, I’m sorry dad, I’m sorry Nene, Okwe, Toto, Nazor, Chuchu, Ifunanya. Dear Lord, have mercy on me.” She concluded in the note
The corpse was removed by the police and deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital for autopsy. The police in Lagos are investigating the incident,” the source added.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
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