Jobless Man Jumps Into Lagoon

A jobless man, Sikiru Ogungbadero, 42, has jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge to end his life due to joblessness and frustration, but he was rescued by some fishermen at the scene who brought him out of the lagoon.

After he regained consciousness, he was arrested by policemen from the Yaba Division and charged before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court on a one-count charge of attempting to commit suicide, an offence punishable under Section 327 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C.17, Vol. II, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.



The incident occurred on 4 January, 2011 at about 1 p.m.
During interrogation, Ogungbadero told the police that he wanted to commit suicide to end his life because he could not get job and and was being insulted by his family members who always call him a useless man.
“I can not bear the insult anymore and I walked to the Third Mainland Bridge and jumped into the lagoon,” he reportedly told the police.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded guilty and the presiding magistrate ordered that he should be remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons till the next adjourned date to enable his parents in the village come to Lagos and take him back home.
The matter has been adjourned till 31 January, 2011.


Source: PM News

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Posted: at 17-01-2011 04:40 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

hehehe.....he is both the victim and the accused

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Posted: at 17-01-2011 04:55 PM (14 years ago) | Hero

PUTTING HIM IN PRISON IS NOT THE BEST. THE BEST COULD HAVE  BEEN FOR THEM TO FIND HIM WHAT TO DO. THAT KIND THING WILL NOT HAPPEN IN EUROPE BECAUSE THEIR GOVT PROVED PEOPLE LIKE THAT. THE MONEY NIGERIA HAS SOME COUNTRY IN EUROPE DO NOT HAVE IT.

Posted: at 17-01-2011 05:33 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

see how dead dey refuse poor people

if na rich man try that nonsense him for don gbasssky

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Posted: at 17-01-2011 05:42 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit. 
 

Posted: at 17-01-2011 06:50 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

they have right to arrest him but not to jail.so that he will not make another atempt b4 they know what to do with him.those of u talking about europe.there are also lots of jobless once here and the goverment cannot do anything about them.alot are also commiting suicide.God wounld have also punish him if he have died.

Posted: at 17-01-2011 07:13 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

my brother thats naija for you... but seruzli prison is nt the best option to put this guy he needs help not being thrown  into the prison.

Posted: at 17-01-2011 07:38 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

i would have recomends him to get his way to ASO VILLA now , atleast if he can,t dinne with jonah , he should be allowed to feeds on the reminants 1.7m daily on food is just too much for him while so many hardly eat once daily

Posted: at 17-01-2011 08:23 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master

oh jeh!!! hmmm

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Posted: at 17-01-2011 08:43 PM (14 years ago) | Hero

so someone attempts to commit suicide out of frustration and the best solution is to remand him in prison??? wow our lawmakers are very smart

Posted: at 17-01-2011 09:33 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie