Dispute: Mother of one commits suicide over two cups of rice

News Update

A 17-Year-Old and mother of one-year-and-five-months baby, simply identified as Deola, has reportedly committed suicide due to a misunderstanding between her and her spouse, Seyi, over two cups of rice.

The incident occurred in the Labi community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, and she was buried on Tuesday.

The PUNCH investigations revealed that she allegedly took an insecticide when she had a misunderstanding with her husband over the measurement of rice to be prepared for her kid.

When PUNCH correspondent visited the community on Wednesday, a family source, who preferred anonymity, said, “The two of them (husband and wife) actually had a minor issue over a measurement of rice.

“When she was trying to prepare food in the morning, the husband only advised her to measure just two cups because the food was meant for her and the kid, meaning that he (husband) would not eat out of it, but she got angry.

“So, to avoid crisis, the husband left home immediately. She prepared the food and took the kid to school. She took insecticide after she came back and nobody knew.”

Another family source told The PUNCH that “She suddenly became weak and started vomiting. After we discovered that, we then called her husband, who had already left home on the phone, to come back.

“We quickly rushed her to a nearby hospital before she was transferred to another hospital at Orogun community in this Akinyele Local Government. She eventually gave up the ghost and we buried her yesterday (Tuesday).”