In a heartbreaking turn of events, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Gbolahan Oyedemi, a dedicated officer serving with the Force Criminal and Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon, Lagos State, has allegedly taken his own life. The incident occurred in his private house in his hometown of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, during the Easter break. DCP Oyedemi, Read More…
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, the sudden and unnatural death was reported to the Ojodu Police Division on Sunday at Read More…
The Lagos State Government emphasised the need for men to break the culture of silence and speak up to combat suicidal tendencies, as highlighted during an event commemorating the 2023 International Men’s Day in Ikeja. Addressing the theme “Zero Male Suicide,” Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Read More…
In a remarkable display of valour and quick thinking, soldiers from the Nigerian Army’s 81 Division saved a woman from a suicide attempt on November 6, 2023. The incident occurred when Mrs. Francesca Spark found herself on the verge of despair, leading her to plunge into the Lagos Lagoon near the 81 Division Officers’ Mess Read More…
Lifeline International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has underscored the critical importance of timely and accessible crisis support services in preventing suicides and saving lives. This message was conveyed by Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, the Continental Representative of the organisation, in a statement issued to commemorate the 2023 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) in Lagos on Sunday. Read More…
A sombre update has emerged regarding the distressing incident that unfolded on Tuesday afternoon, as the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully recovered the body of an adult male who tragically jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge. Confirmation of this heart-wrenching development came from none other than the Director of Read More…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said this in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day. Mulombo said that Read More…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos have prevented a sexagenarian (name withheld), from attempting to jump into the Lagos Lagoon from the 3rd Mainland Bridge. The spokesman for the Police Command in Lagos State, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin said on Tuesday. Hundyin said the operatives have taken the 67-year-old man to the Adekunle Read More…
A 39-year-old man, Chris Ndukwe, has committed suicide in Lagos after killing his 25-year- old girlfriend, Olamide Alli. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Bala Elkana, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Elkana said that Ndukwe and Alli were found Read More…
