60-yr-old man commits suicide over hardship

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October 12, 2016 4:19 PM

A 60-year-old man who could no longer take care of his family due to the harsh economic condition in the country has committed suicide.

Unable to cope with the harsh economic condition in the country, a 60-year-old man identified as

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South-South News reports that the deceased who has been struggling to take care of his family decided to end it all by hanging himself inside a bush in the community and left a suicide note behind indicating the reason behind his action.

The note, according to a resident, stated that Arigo accused his brother of abandoning him with nothing to feed on.

A community source said that the late Arigo who left behind a sick wife and many children, was not happy that his blood brother who is a councilor in the local government area, could not help him.

But another source close to the family said the brother did not abandon the deceased deliberately but as a result of the nonpayment of salaries by the state which has lasted over 10 months.

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“I don’t think the man would have died if the state government had been paying the councilors their salaries.

I believe the payment was part of what that led to the death of the councilor’s brother,” the source said.

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