Man Attempts to Jump into Lagos Lagoon to End Pains of 36-Year Sickness

A 58 year old man Mr. Joseph Onweji, in Lagos, attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos Lagoon, as a relief from his 36-year ailment that has brought him discomfort and frustration.

Mr. Joseph Onweji

 

He was rescued from the suicide attempt  by police operatives of the Rapid Response Squad as he tried to jump into the lagoon.

 

Upon interrogated, he opened up on a 36-year mysterious sickness that has marred his progress and happiness no definite medical solution despite several consultations at hospitals.

 

In an interview with New Telegraph in his home, at Iju - Ishaga , Lagos, Onweji said he became afflicted with the mysterious illness after he visited the site, where he was building his house.

 

  “I have been sick for a long time. This illness started when I was just 22 years old. I was building a two - bedroom flat at Ibadan.

"On one occasion, when I visited my site, I noticed that unknown people abandoned plywood in front of my doorstep. Later that day, when I was taking my bath, I felt a burning sensation on my body.

I felt really hot. I couldn’t sleep for days. Since that day, I have been feeling restless. I can’t even sleep. ” 

 

“On that Sunday, about noon, I went to the Third Mainland Bridge. I was about to jump when RRS men saved me.

They took me to Alausa, Ikeja. They asked me why I wanted to commit suicide; I told them I was sick.”

 

Asked why he hadn’t killed himself years ago, he said: “For anyone to kill himself is not an easy task. If it is easy, I would have done long ago. ” 

 

Onweji who said his wife and children had been taking good care of him added that  he spent two months at a Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, where he received all sorts of treatments without any improvement.