A mother of three has reportedly committed suicide after dumping her children at a police station in Enugu state.
The woman, whose name is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, was said to have walked into the Ogui Road police station with the children, handed them over to officers, stripped herself naked, and ran under a moving vehicle which crushed her to death.
The children are reportedly six, four and two years old. According to reports, her husband allegedly ran away from home, months ago, due to the hardship, and had abandoned his wife with the three children.
Upon interrogation, the eldest of the children, when asked about his father, said he was lost. She was unable to give information about their family, town, or residential address.
However, the First Lady of the state, Nkechinyere Mbah, who rushed to the police station, after learning about the incident, was told that the woman may have taken her life because of depression.
READ ALSO: Ondo socialite, Adelabu machetes wife to death, commits suicide
Mrs Mbah, touched by the development, said she would take care of the children and train them from nursery school to university.
She announced that sponsorship for the children would be undertaken by her Custos Care Foundation.
The First Lady also directed the immediate relocation of the children from the station to a home, where the state government could take care of them.
She encouraged people who suffer depression to seek counselling and avoid rash decisions.
She also appealed to the State Commissioner, Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development, Ngozi Enih, to work harder in sensitising and counselling, especially for the depressed.
The post Woman dumps 3 children at police station, commits suicide in Enugu appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria.
