People thought he was high on drugs When He Spoke About Committing Suicide - Wife of man who jumped into Lagos Lagoon
Amusa Rafiat, the
wife of Olalekan Odunare who is a diploma holder who jumped into a lagoon at
Epe in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State has said that her husband
has been having suicidal thoughts for a long time and had spoken about his
intention but no one took him seriously.
In a video shared
online, Rafiat said that her husband's attitude had suddenly changed but
everyone around him felt that he was under the influence of hard drugs.
The wife also said
that her husband used to take Arizona which is a variant of Marijuana. She however said the
late Olalekan had stopped taking the hard drug for some time before he
committed suicide.
She
said in the video: "My name is Amusa Rufiat from Oyo State but my parents
reside here in Epe. My husband's name is Abdulrahman Odunare Olamilekan.
"He
had been speaking of it (suicide) even for some days but he was not monitored
properly. If he was, the case would not have been as bad as this. No one took
him seriously. They all thought he was under the influence of Colorado (hard
drugs), so they didn't even evaluate what he was saying. He didn't take
Colorado but he used to take Arizona but it had been a long he took Arizona.
"Since
the incident, I have not seen anyone from my husband’s family. I have only seen
people from my family and I have no friends but whatever anyone has to give
will go a long way. Like what he said before he died, that I shouldn't allow
his daughter to suffer. I plead with all Nigerians to help me."
The deceased olalaken, was said to be a holder
of an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) certificate and a worker at Alaro City, a
mega estate along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
