Disillusioned and uncertain, a 30-year-old graduate of Micro-biology
from the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, has allegedly committed
suicide after hearing that her finacee, who she met on Facebook, had
gotten married to her best friend.
Reports said the lady, identified as Nkechi (surname withheld),
hailed from Onitsha, Anambra State and settled in Asaba with her parents
after graduation while searching for employment. Nkechi then got
involved in Facebook-ing at the centre where she was being tutored in
computer appreciation. This was how she met the young man, who
disguised himself as a ‘cripple’, but was actually a lawyer who trained
in the United Kingdom.
We reliably gathered that after series of chats, the said cripple
asked for her hand in marriage. After their long relationship on-line,
which lasted about seven months, the young man, who was identified as
Henry (surname withheld), returned to Nigeria on a wheelchair. Nkechi,
accompanied by her friend, went to the airport to welcome him, but was
shocked to see him on a wheelchair and when he begged her to marry him,
she refused.
According to reports, feeling disappointed, Nkechi continued to
refuse his proposal, despite his pleas and a visit to her house. She did
not listen to that of her friend, either. Her friend, identified as
Onyinye, a fashion boutique owner, living somewhere around Infant Jesus
area of Asaba, was shocked at her friend’s decision after pleading with
her to reconsider her decision, but Nkechi refused.
This, reports said, endeared Onyinye to Henry.Issues took a different
turn when Henry went ahead to finalise wedding plans with Onyinye. They
had the traditional marriage and white wedding last weekend in Asaba,
but at the reception, Henry got off his wheelchair to the amazement of
all and informed everyone that he was never a ‘cripple,’ but had to
disguise himself because he was hoping to get married to a Nigerian lady
who would love him, even if he was a cripple.When the news got to
Nkechi, she was reported to have committed suicide.
Confirming the news, the Police Spokesman in the State, ASP Lucky
Uyabeme, disclosed that the incident occurred on Thursday night when the
girl returned home and complaining of having a minor headache, turned
in. According to Uyabeme, while in her room, she may have taken some
drugs and dropped a note by her bed side.
Uyabeme said the note read: “I have gone to rest as I cannot stand
the situation after the house I built has collapsed.” “This is a lesson
for single ladies; never reject any suitor, so that you don’t end up
dead,” Uyabeme said.
He also added that her corpse has since been deposited at the
mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre. We gathered that the parents
were fined by elders of the quarters, who considered it a sacrilege for a
suicide to be committed in the area.
[H/T Leadership]
