A 39-year-old woman, Lilian Nwarache, has reportedly ended her life by drinking a bottle of insecticide in the Iwaya area of Lagos State.
According to the Lagos State Police Command, Nwarache was said to have killed herself on Friday due to a frustration caused by a prolonged illness.
Nwarache was reported to have been suffering from a protracted illness and had been seeking a cure in a church in Iwaya, but became frustrated by the condition and drank a full bottle of insecticide on November 3, 2023.
Passers-by were said to have stopped to have sighted and stopped her when she attempted to jump into a canal after drinking the insecticide. She was later rushed to the hospital where a doctor confirmed her dead.
Three passports belonging to the deceased were found in her bag, alongside her Samsung phone, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
He said, “It was reported on Friday, around 2 pm, at the Sabo police station, that a woman, 39-year-old, with an unknown address, committed suicide.
“She had been having a protracted illness and visited a church for prayers.
“But while in the frustrating condition, she drank a full bottle of a popular brand of insecticide and was making frantic efforts to jump into the canal.
“She was prevented and rushed to the health centre Iwaya where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty.”
“Detectives were immediately sent to the scene. Photographs were taken, the insecticide plastic containing little content, her three passports and one Samsung phone were recovered in her small bag.”
Hundeyin disclosed that efforts were in progress to contact her family members, while her corpse had been deposited at the Lagos Mainland Hospital Mortuary for an autopsy.
“Her corpse has been removed and deposited at the Lagos Mainland Hospital Mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
“Efforts are in progress to contact her family members and preliminary investigation is also in progress,” he added.