Enugu: Woman abandons 3 children at police station, kills self over hardship

• However, mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, the wife of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has promised to take care of the kids.
• The Enugu First Lady said she would sponsor their daily needs and education.

In Enugu state, a yet-to-be-identified woman has reportedly committed suicide amid the naggaing and crippling hardship occasioned by the high cost of living crisis in the country.

She was said to have left her three children at the police station, stripped herself naked and jumped in front of a moving vehicle, which crushed her to death.

The deceased was reportedly battling chronic depression over the high cost of living and inability to fend for her family.

However, mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, the wife of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has promised to take care of the kids.

The Enugu First Lady said she would sponsor their daily needs and education.

She announced that the scholarship would be undertaken through her Custos Care Foundation when she paid an unscheduled visit to Ogui Police Station, Enugu, where the children were kept in custody.

The eldest of the children, when asked about their father, said their father had been lost. She could not give any other information about their family, town or residential address.

The First Lady announced sponsorship of the children’s education from nursery school to university level. She also directed the immediate relocation of the children from Ogui Police Station to a home, where the state government would take care of them.

Addressing reporters, Mbah appealed to people who are depressed to seek help and go for counselling to avoid taking drastic decisions.

She also urged the Commissioner for the Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development, Mrs Ngozi Enih, to intensify sensitisation and counselling of people, especially depressed persons to help them come out of the situation.

Many Nigerians have been experiencing unprecedented hardship following the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, which have drastically pushed up the rate of inflation and prices of goods and services.