A young man has committed suicide in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for allegedly jilted by his girlfriend at the weekend in Omuokiri village in Aluu community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the deceased, who was popularly known as Tailor, committed suicide on Saturday, at about 10 pm.
According to sources, Tailor’s girlfriend (name withheld) told him that fateful day that they should end the relationship for an undisclosed reason.
One of Tailor’s neighbors, Mike Chili, disclosed that the lover girl visited the young man that day, and informed him that she had made up her mind to quit the relationship
Chuku narrated that neighbours had intervened to resolve the matter, but the lady refused and moved out of the room with her belongings.
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He said: “The incident happened last night. The young man was with his girlfriend in the room and they had a problem. The lady said she was no longer interested in the relationship. She packed her things and left the house. It was later that one of our neighbours found out that Tailor had hung himself.
“As I speak with you, there is trouble in the compound, because the people of Aluu said it is a taboo in their area. They have locked the gate and asked everybody to pack out till traditional cleaning is done in the compound”,
Chuku disclosed.
