Ede town, headquarters of Ede North Local
Government Area of Osun State, was on
Wednesday, thrown into mourning when a 27-
year-old woman, Mrs Shekinat Abdurazaq, took
her own life.
The deceased, a native of the area, gave birth to
a set of twins 11 days before.
According to an eyewitness, the deceased had
taken one of her children to school and, on her
way back, jumped into River Osun.
It was gathered that she offered prayers on the
bridge before jumping into the river.
Efforts by beggars, who beg for alms on the
bridge to rescue her, proved abortive.
It was further learnt that when her husband, who
was informed of the incident, got to the bank of
the river, he also attempted to jump into the river
but was prevented by the people around who
later alerted the police.
He was subsequently arrested and detained at
the Police “A” division in Ede.
No reason was advanced for the deceased’s
action as she had no quarrel with her husband or
any member her family.
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