A 45- year old man, Idris Ahmed, from Bassa Local Government of Kogi state strayed into the NUJ Press Centre, Enugu state, Wednesday afternoon with a story that has made him tired of life.
Idris Ahmed
Based on the article released online by Chris Isiguzo, the VP of Nigerian Union of Journalist, South East, a man named Idris Ahmed, 45 of Bassa Local Government of Kogi state wandered into the National Union of Journalist, NUJ Press Centre, Enugu state where he told his story. Ahmed seems to believe he is under a spiritual spell that has made him lose hope in life. He therefore begs for death.
According to his him, since 1999, anybody that comes across him had rejected him with the phantom story that he is gay which he strongly denied.
In his words:
"As far as am concerned, am tired of life. Anybody that tries to be nice to me, or tries to give me work, unseen people will come and sabotage me. If I make friend with a girl, unseen forces will still corner the girl that am a homo-sexual and the girl will run away. At this point, am 45 years and nobody is ready to marry me. Am a bricklayer but as i speak, no work anywhere. Am tired of life, i cannot get job, i cannot stay with a woman, i cannot relate with anybody. There is no way out for me than to cry out and see if i will get any spiritual help, though am a moslem but am ready for any assistance from anywhere but if none comes soonest, then i have the last option"
And by last option, according to Ahmed, it means suicide. Oh dear God!