Man commits suicide after youngest wife’s death in Niger

Stephen Moses, a young man in Ikumi village, Shako District, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, has committed suicide after the death of his youngest wife. According to a source, Stephen, 30, had since the death of his second wife in March this year battled mental and emotional health challenges. The source told DAILY [...]Man commits suicide after youngest wife’s death in Niger

Daily Post Nigeria Man commits suicide after youngest wife’s death in Niger Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Metro Man commits suicide after youngest wife’s death in Niger Published on April 27, 2025 By Amos Tauna Stephen Moses, a young man in Ikumi village, Shako District, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, has committed suicide after the death of his youngest wife. According to a source, Stephen, 30, had since the death of his second wife in March this year battled mental and emotional health challenges. The source told DAILY POST that he had repeatedly said that he could not have a comfortable life without his late wife.

It was alleged that he used his Dane gun, with which he hunted, to kill himself on his farm. The man left behind his first wife and two children. SP Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesman for the Niger state Police Command, who confirmed the incident, explained that it happened on April 24, 2025.

According to him, “On 24th April, 2025 at about 8:00 pm, a report was received that one Stephen Moses, 30 years, of Ikumi village via Shako District of Gawu-Babangida, Gurara LGA, earlier in the afternoon period shot himself on the chest with a Dane gun in his farm. “Police operatives of Gawu-Babangida Division visited the scene, found a Dane gun and the body on the ground. “The corpse was taken to the hospital while preliminary findings revealed that the deceased was mourning the death of his wife who recently passed on, and has been threatening to commit suicide, and his relatives didn’t inform the police for preventive measures.

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