Monday, August 10, 2015

Mother jumps inside well after being shunned by daughter

Residents of Ajilekege Street, Pipeline bus stop, Idimu, Lagos State, on Friday were thrown into confusion after a 55-year-old woman, Amoke Adeko, jumped into a well in front of her residence.

It was learnt that the mother of five children had been traumatised after her husband died eight months ago.
Officials of Lagos State Fire Service, led by Firefighter Tosin Ologun, was said to have responded to a distress call from a resident of the area.
It was, however, gathered that the woman was recovered dead at about 11pm.
Her grandson was said to be marking his birthday in the Igando area on the fateful day.
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A resident told PUNCH Metro that Adeko’s daughter, Amirat, the mother of the birthday boy, had brought a package of food prepared during the ceremony for her mother. It was said that Amirat, however, refused to give the woman the package in person, but sent someone else to take the food to her.
It was learnt that Adeko took the action as being shunned by her daughter and decided to end her life.
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