Disillusioned and uncertain, a
30-year-old graduate of Micro-biology from the Delta State University (DELSU)
Abraka, has allegedly committed suicide after hearing that her finacee, who she
met on Facebook, had gotten married to her best friend.
Reports said the lady, identified as
Nkechi (surname withheld), hailed from Onitsha, Anambra State and settled in
Asaba with her parents after graduation while searching for employment. Nkechi
then got involved in Facebook-ing at the centre where she was being tutored in
computer appreciation. This was how she met the young man, who disguised himself
as a ‘cripple’, but was actually a lawyer who trained in the United Kingdom.
LEADERSHIP FRIDAY reliably gathered
that after series of chats, the said cripple asked for her hand in marriage.
After their long relationship on-line, which lasted about seven months, the
young man, who was identified as Henry (surname withheld), returned to Nigeria
on a wheelchair. Nkechi, accompanied by her friend, went to the airport to
welcome him, but was shocked to see him on a wheelchair and when he begged her
to marry him, she refused.
According to reports, feeling
disappointed, Nkechi continued to refuse his proposal, despite his pleas and a
visit to her house. She did not listen to that of her friend, either. Her
friend, identified as Onyinye, a fashion boutique owner, living somewhere
around Infant Jesus area of Asaba, was shocked at her friend’s decision after
pleading with her to reconsider her decision, but Nkechi refused. This, reports
said, endeared Onyinye to Henry.
Issues took a different turn when
Henry went ahead to finalise wedding plans with Onyinye. They had the
traditional marriage and white wedding last weekend in Asaba, but at the
reception, Henry got off his wheelchair to the amazement of all and informed
everyone that he was never a ‘cripple,’ but had to disguise himself because he
was hoping to get married to a Nigerian lady who would love him, even if he was
a cripple.
When the news got to Nkechi, she was
reported to have committed suicide.
Confirming the news, the Police
Spokesman in the State, ASP Lucky Uyabeme, disclosed that the incident occurred
on Thursday night when the girl returned home and complaining of having a minor
headache, turned in. According to Uyabeme, while in her room, she may have
taken some drugs and dropped a note by her bed side. Uyabeme said the note
read: “I have gone to rest as I cannot stand the situation after the house I
built has collapsed.”
“This is a lesson for single
ladies; never reject any suitor, so that you don’t end up dead,” Uyabeme said.
He also added that her corpse has since been deposited at the mortuary of the
Federal Medical Centre.
Leadership Friday checks revealed
that the parents were fined by elders of the quarters, who considered it a
sacrilege for a suicide to be committed in the area.
Source: Leadeship
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