A serving Corps member with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has committed suicide after being dumped by his girlfriend in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Vanguard reports that, the 26 year-old Corps member, Ernest, who was serving at the Redemption Secondary School in Ofombogha 1 was found dead in his room on Wednesday after he took some poisonous substance and left a note to explain his action, stating that he cannot live without his girlfriend.
Information gathered revealed that the Edo born met his girlfriend, Chioma Okewuru who is also a serving Corps member in the same place of primary assignment (PPA) where they got involved with one another.
The deceased life came crumbling when the love of his life rejected his proposal but accepted another’s, after telling him that she cannot marry him.
The rejection came as a blow to the deceased who decided to take his life after losing hope of ever being with the lover again.
Speaking on the matter, the acting DPO for Obubra, Noah Ntuen, said; “The girl had told the guy that she would not marry him, but that they could be friends. So when she came back from home last weekend and showed him the ring her husband-to-be gave her, the young man became furious.
”On Wednesday, the situation became worse and at about 7pm, he locked himself in the room and took some poisonous substances.”
She also added that the body of the deceased had been deposited in the mortuary of Obubra General Hospital, while Chioma is with the police, where investigations concerning the matter are still ongoing.
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