A middle aged woman simply known as Alake attempted suicide on Wednesday in Osogbo, the State of Osun capital when she jumped into Osun River over her inability to fend for her three children.
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Alake’s strange movement on the bridge was said to have been noticed by some passersby. When she jumped, they quickly raised alarm and youths in the area trooped out, dived into the river and rescued the woman.
Alake, while being questioned by reporters after her rescue, said she hails from Alapaaro, Isale Osun, Osogbo. According to her, she has three children and she could not continue to fend for them due to her financial predicament.
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She stated that her husband stays in Lagos adding that she got separated from her husband thirteen years ago.
The woman was later rushed to a nearby hospital by the O’Ambulance team of the state.
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