Chief Ekanem Edet, former secretary of the Mbiabong village,
Itam in Itu Local Government Area of AkwaIbom, popularly called Jolly Boy,
yesterday hanged himself, blaming it on
the current economic situation in
the country
Few days to his death, according to a family source, the deceased, 50, said to be married with two
sons, had been in the habit of complaining about the current economic crunch
that has heavily impacted negatively on the living standards of the common
people.
”Jolly Boy”, who deals on ‘Ogogoro’, cigarettes and other
stimulants, according to a family source, decided to cut short his stay on
earth when it appeared, he could no longer run his small family with the meager
earnings from the illicit trade.
“He was a very sociable man and always shared his thoughts
on issues. I don’t know why he should consider suicide as the last option to
escape from these hard times, only God knows”, OkonEffiong, a close associate
of the deceased, lamented.
He recalled that ‘Jolly Boy’, who was immediately buried
after some traditional rites of passage had been performed, was discovered dead
cold with a rope round his neck by his friend, who came to visit him that
fateful day.
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