Tuesday, June 30, 2015

God asked me to die, says 70-year-old woman

A 70-year-old woman, Saratu Rahman, who committed suicide last Wednesday at Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, claimed she took the step because God asked her to do so. “God asked me to commit suicide,” the woman, popularly called Iya Ogbomoso, said before she gave up the ghost.

Rahman made the confession while undergoing treatment which was recorded by some people at the hospital. The mother of four was said to have used a razor blade to slash her throat and had bled profusely before help could come her way. 
She spent two days at a private hospital in the community before she eventually died. 
Until her death, the deceased had a provisions store in front of her two-bedroom flat near a popular hotel in Offa. In the audio recording, she also said she needed to see one of her sons before she died. 
She said: “I am the only one at home nobody came in to kill me.
Read More  http://newtelegraphonline.com/god-asked-me-to-die-says-70-year-old-woman/

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