In a heartbreaking incident, a 40-year-old man tragically ended his life on Saturday morning by jumping into a deep well located on Douglas Ogbonna/Gabriel Street in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.
An eyewitness, identified as Uchechi, shared that the people in the vicinity were stunned and deeply surprised by the shocking incident.
He said, “The well is a few meters away from the shop of a woman who sells Akamu (pap), bread, and bean cake (popularly known as Akara).
“The man came there about 9 a.m., stood beside the well for some time before he opened it and jumped inside it.
“Immediately, the people who came to buy bean cake raised the alarm and alerted policemen. The landlady is being interrogated by the police.
“Infact, the man deceived the people who were there and nobody even thought that he came with such a bad intention.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebonyi State Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident.
“Actually somebody called me and told me that they were trying to remove the body of a frustrated man who failed into a well and I gave him the number of one of our men and until now I have not heard anything again.
“But, I was actually called and we are still waiting for details,” she explained.
It was reported that the body had been removed and deposited at Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital (FUTHA 2) mortuary.
