A suicide note written by a former Kogi state senior civil servant who took his own life after being owed 11 months salary by the government has been discovered by family members.
A suicide victim (File Photo)
Family members of the Kogi State senior civil servant who allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself said they are still at a loss as to why he took his own life despite the fact that he left a suicide note, Channels has reported.
In the suicide note, the late Edward Soje addressed to his wife of 17 years, praying for her and the children who were born after a childless marriage.
Edward Soje who was a director in the state Teaching Commission before he allegedly ended his life barely 10 days after his wife gave birth to a set of triplets in an Abuja hospital.
Many had alleged that he killed himself after being owed 11 months outstanding salary arrears by the Kogi state government. However, a family source said he couldn’t link Soje’s alleged suicide to the 11 months outstanding salary arrears he was being owed by the state government.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Kogi confirms that the director’s body was found hanging from a tree behind the Maigumeri barracks on Monday, October 16th.