A woman took her own life on Saturday morning by jumping from the Ekpan-Refinery flyover in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to eyewitness accounts, the woman, whose identity remains unknown, mounted the flyover and, after a brief pause, plunged backwards to her death on the tarred road below. A video captured by passersby showed the woman inching towards the edge of the flyover, whose rails had been damaged, before taking the fatal leap.
Though the reasons behind the woman’s decision to end her life remain unclear, it was gathered that she was a mother of three who had been struggling to provide for her family. In a reported confession to a neighbor the previous night, the woman said she was tired of begging and facing insults and rejection as she tried to feed herself and her children. She also expressed frustration at her inability to find even a manual job, with people calling her lazy without understanding the difficulties she was facing.
In a social media post accompanying the video, a witness expressed the view that “depression is real” and urged people to regularly check on their loved ones, especially during these trying times.
“Depression is a disease that is actually treatable, and we must never, ever succumb to it,” the post stated. “No matter what is happening, it is only temporary. Where there’s life, there is also hope, and that is one of the great mysteries of life.”
After the woman’s tragic fall, those present at the scene were heard in the video lamenting her actions. No official statement has been released to confirm the identity of the deceased or provide any further details about her family.
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