India-Based Nigerian jumps from building’s second floor over news of parents’ death

A Nigerian residing in Delhi, India, has attempted suicide over news of his parents’ death.

According to Times of India, the 37-year-old Nigerian, simply identified as Ndinojuo, jumped from the second floor of a building on March 18 after he was told that his father and mother had lost their lives in a car accident in Nigeria.

Ndinojuo was said to have fractured both legs from the impact of the fall. He was rushed to a nearby hospital when the police arrived at the scene.

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“He told us that after getting information about his father and mother’s death in an accident in his home country, he got upset,” Harendra Kumar Singh, a police spokesperson, said in a statement on March 26.

“He then jumped from the second floor of a building.”

Ndinojuo was said to have apologised for actions, stating that he had been battling depression for a while before he was told about his parents’ death.

It is unclear whether the Nigerian will still be prosecuted by the police for his action.