Police rescue girl 20 for attempted suicide in Anambra

Stanley Ihedigbo

Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 20-year-old, girl, one Oluchi Akabilo, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a boy friend’s betrayal.

The lady who resided at Azia Street,Ngbuka-Obosi allegedly drank a liquid substance suspected to be insecticide in a bid to take her own life.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) , SP Haruna Mohammed, on March 19th, there was a report at Awada Police Station that a young girl attempted to killed herself.

He said: ” The young girl allegedly got pregnant in a relationship with one Chinedu , surname yet unknown who unknown to her is married with children.

“She became devastated upon the discovery of the marital status of her boyfriend. And to make matters worst, she was jilted and abandoned by the same man. Victim decided to buy a poison to kill herself with part of the N10,000 allegedly given to her by the boyfriend to abort the pregnancy.

” She was rushed to the Hospital in Onitsha by the Police for medical attention and doctors are making frantic efforts to save her life,” he further said.

The PPRO said that meanwhile, investigation into the incident has commenced and effort is ongoing to get the fleeing boyfriend apprehended in order to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.

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