A 15-year-old girl identified as Ummi Garba, has committed suicide by consuming rat poison in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa state in Nigeria.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, said the incident happened on April 4, at Kofar Gabas quarters. Jinjiri said the deceased had told everyone that she was no longer interested in living and then took her life.
“Investigation showed that the deceased said she was no more interested in living in the world. The case is under investigation” he said.
This platform thinks Nigerian parents should show more interest in the state of mind of their children and wards. A case like this one ought to be avoided.
“This platform thinks Nigerian parents should show more interest in the state of mind of their children and wards…” that’s part of the problem! We have dig much deeper than that. We hear about these kinds of incidences all the time…and sooner after that, an investigation is brought up. However, not much is done after the investigation. What would this particular investigation find…? I tell you what…It would be brushed aside as always and be forgotten like the rest of the incidences.