A 12-year-old girl, Miss Chisom Okechukwu,
has committed suicide, hanging herself at her
family compound at Nnoche-Uduke Community
in Okpoitumo in the Ikwo Local Government
Area of Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Okechukwu, a primary five pupil at Nnoche-
Uduke Primary School, was said to have left
home on Saturday and was not seen until
Sunday morning, hanging on a tree at the back
of her compound. Her dangling body was discovered by her
younger sister, Ndidi, who was going to the
toilet dug at the back of the compound. An eye-wtness, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, disclosed that Ndidi raised an alarm
which attracted their parents and other
members of the community who came and
brought the down. “The whole scenario brought tension and
confusion in the community as people were
seen in clusters discussing the death. “People, especially some members of
Okechukwu’s family are of the opinion that she
did not commit suicide and insisted on a
thorough investigation to unravel the true
cause of her death,’’ said the witness. He claimed that a neighbour to the Okechukwu
family had reported to the girl’s parents that
she stole her egg which made them to beat her. “After the incident, Okechukwu went inside
their house, changed into her new cloth and
left the house only to be seen dangling lifeless
on a tree on Sunday,’’ he said. An elder in the community, Mr Friday Itumo,
told NAN that the incident had brought
confusion to the community as such a tragedy
had never been experienced before in the
community. “Mr Okechukwu is not the girl’s biological
father as her mother came in with her when
she re-married Mr Okechukwu after her former
husband’s death. “Her former husband’s family members are now
insisting that Mr Okechukwu should provide
their daughter alive and this has compounded
the problem,” he said. Hundreds of sympathisers were seen trooping
in and out of the compound, including her
school mates who were visibly shocked by her
sudden death. The Ebonyi State Police Command Public
Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu,
confirmed the incident, saying that the matter
was reported to the Police Division in Ikwo. “We have commenced investigation into the
girl’s death to ascertain why she should engage
in such act. “We can’t confirm that she committed suicide
because one can be killed and hanged by his or
her killer, to claim that the person committed
suicide. “We assure her family, members of the
community and the whole state that we would
get to the root of this matter,’’ he said. The girl’s body has been deposited at the
Onueke General Hospital Mortuary in the Ezza
South Local Government Area for autopsy.
(NAN)
has committed suicide, hanging herself at her
family compound at Nnoche-Uduke Community
in Okpoitumo in the Ikwo Local Government
Area of Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Okechukwu, a primary five pupil at Nnoche-
Uduke Primary School, was said to have left
home on Saturday and was not seen until
Sunday morning, hanging on a tree at the back
of her compound. Her dangling body was discovered by her
younger sister, Ndidi, who was going to the
toilet dug at the back of the compound. An eye-wtness, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, disclosed that Ndidi raised an alarm
which attracted their parents and other
members of the community who came and
brought the down. “The whole scenario brought tension and
confusion in the community as people were
seen in clusters discussing the death. “People, especially some members of
Okechukwu’s family are of the opinion that she
did not commit suicide and insisted on a
thorough investigation to unravel the true
cause of her death,’’ said the witness. He claimed that a neighbour to the Okechukwu
family had reported to the girl’s parents that
she stole her egg which made them to beat her. “After the incident, Okechukwu went inside
their house, changed into her new cloth and
left the house only to be seen dangling lifeless
on a tree on Sunday,’’ he said. An elder in the community, Mr Friday Itumo,
told NAN that the incident had brought
confusion to the community as such a tragedy
had never been experienced before in the
community. “Mr Okechukwu is not the girl’s biological
father as her mother came in with her when
she re-married Mr Okechukwu after her former
husband’s death. “Her former husband’s family members are now
insisting that Mr Okechukwu should provide
their daughter alive and this has compounded
the problem,” he said. Hundreds of sympathisers were seen trooping
in and out of the compound, including her
school mates who were visibly shocked by her
sudden death. The Ebonyi State Police Command Public
Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu,
confirmed the incident, saying that the matter
was reported to the Police Division in Ikwo. “We have commenced investigation into the
girl’s death to ascertain why she should engage
in such act. “We can’t confirm that she committed suicide
because one can be killed and hanged by his or
her killer, to claim that the person committed
suicide. “We assure her family, members of the
community and the whole state that we would
get to the root of this matter,’’ he said. The girl’s body has been deposited at the
Onueke General Hospital Mortuary in the Ezza
South Local Government Area for autopsy.
(NAN)
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