A Nigerian journalist, Sam Anokam has shared a tragic story how his
pastor friend committed suicide, leaving behind two kids and a wife.
According to Anoakam, his pastor friend committed suicide by drinking two containers of Sniper due to depression.
He wrote;
"This is a sad one for me.The picture here is that of my dear
friend and classmate in secondary school, Seun Adedutan. As preparations
were on-going yesterday for change to another administration at all
levels of government for today, Seun my friend was preparing to meet his
maker. He ended his life yesterday afternoon after emptying two
containers of the dreaded SNIPER! His cold body is in the mortuary. He
left behind a wonderful wife and his two dotting kids.
Depression is real! What we are still trying to unravel is that
Seun who we call pastor does not drink, womanize or lust after money;
what could have happened? As a strong Christian who others run to for
counseling, what could have happened? Life belongs to God.
As one of his brother’s said, despite the economic hardship,
people are no longer encouraging one another. Government is aloof to the
plight of the people. Who do we turn to? Our churches are now business
centres. They no longer preach hope but vanity. They should stop all
these crappy teaching of pretending to be rich when you are poor; you
are sick, they will tell you to pretend to be strong, all is well
bullshit, etc. If a strong Christian like Seun can end his life by
himself, wherein lies the hope of norminal believers?
I wrote on this wall last week, that something should be done
about this SNIPER, people said the issue is not about SNIPER but
ourselves. We have been using ‘otapiapa’ and other rat and insect poison
before now, the rate of suicide was not this bad but it seems this
SNIPER of a thing has an ‘evil spirit’(for church goers) behind it that
is pushing people to drink it.
My friend Seun has never been the outspoken type. He must have
bottled up a lot of things that triggered whatever it is that made him
decide to end it all.
Please. Speak out and get help when you are depressed! Rasta!"
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