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SUICIDE: How 47-year-old accountant died

Folake Abiola

Indications emerged, yesterday, that 47-year-old Afolake Abiola, the lady who reportedly committed suicide last Friday, in her apartment at No. 1, Abayomi Kukomi Close, Osapa London, in the Lekki area of Lagos, had some undisclosed medical conditions, apart from depression.

This was confirmed by some residents of the area when Vanguard visited, yesterday. However, her immediate family members refused to speak when contacted, stating rather that they were trying to heal from the devastating impact of her demise.

Late Abiola, who lived in a three-bedroom flat in the building, was a chattered accountant and worked with one of the telecommunication companies for over 15 years.

One of the tenants, a retired civil servant, Mr. Patrick Olumhense, who spoke with Vanguard Metro, said: “We were just neighbours, not relatives. We didn’t know about the death until her relatives woke us up that morning. It is a sad tale to recount. She was a very sociable and humble neighbour to us all. But she loved to be on her own.

“She did not have many friends, apart from her younger sister, who used to come and spend some time with her here. She used to live with her younger brother who has built his own house, married and moved out with his wife. But in the last five years, she had been living alone.

“Quite honestly, she appeared like someone who had mental challenges. Before her father died, we used to see him rush down to the house on occasions when it seemed she had a kind of attack. He would calm her down, take her for some kind of therapy and bring her back to start a normal life.