SO SAD! 19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide. See Her Reason

A 19-year-old lady, identified simply as Chiamaka,
at the weekend committed suicide for being
pregnant. Chiamaka took her life in her residence
at No. 17 Nwike Street, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The lady, who hailed from Ohaozara Local
Government Area of the state, was said to have
hanged herself after her parents told her that
they could not buy her what she had demanded
for the Yuletide because they discovered she was
pregnant.
A source close to the family said Chiamaka had,
after discovering that she was pregnant, informed
her boyfriend responsible for the pregnancy and
who also lives in the same building but the boy
denied being responsible for the pregnancy.
"Chiamaka was not happy that her boyfriend
denied her in her trying moment because her
parents threatened to sanction her for being
pregnant. "The parents were very angry about it
because we, the neighbours, always hear when
they quarrelled with her because of the
pregnancy and she thought the best thing to do
was to go to her boyfriend, at least to have a rest
of mind.
"But she was disappointed that the boy denied
her and I think this might be the reason why she
hanged herself," the source added. When our
correspondent visited the house, most of the
residents had fled the building for fear of arrest
while residents of the street were discussing the
incident in groups. When contacted, the state
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) George Okafor,
said he was yet to receive official report on the
matter.