A female marketing employee of a commercial bank located in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide over hardship in the country.
The deceased, Amarachi Ugochukwu, 32, allegedly drank a liquid substance believed to be an insecticide.
The incident was said to have occurred on Monday within the bank’s premises.
It was learnt that at about 1pm, Ugochukwu locked herself up in the restroom, where she took the poisonous substance, unknown to her colleagues.
Other members of staff had started looking for her when the phone she left on her table kept ringing and she was not around to pick the calls.
In the suicide note, the lady blamed hard economy for her decision to end her life, saying nothing was working well for her.
“Nothing is working in my life. My figures are low. My brain is clogged up. The economy is getting harder. My decisions are wrong. My mind is messed up. The future doesn’t seem bright at all. I see extreme hardship. I can’t bear the pain anymore,” she wrote in the suicide note.
The deceased apologised to her parents and other members of her family in the suicide note.
“I’m sorry mum, I’m sorry dad, I’m sorry Nene, Okwe, Toto, Nazor, Chuchu, Ifunanya,” she added.
She concluded by writing, “Dear Lord, have mercy on me!”