Residents in a part of
Mushin, Lagos, have been thrown into mourning following the horrific death of a
12-year-old girl, who allegedly committed suicide.
One
of the neighbours told Sunday Sun on
the condition of anonymity, that the act may have been instigated by remote
spiritual invocation.
In
a bid to ensure the success of her suicidal act, Sunday Sun learnt that the deceased had, around
4pm, asked her younger siblings to leave the room, claiming that she wanted to
clean it. One of her siblings reportedly said she literally dragged him out of
the room when he was reluctant to leave, and locked the door on herself. He
said he tried going back inside after some time, knocked but his late sister
refused to open the door.
Sun tried
to get the motive behind the incident. Some attributed it to poverty while
another, speaking almost confidently, told Sun that it could be
as a result of frustration.
Further checks revealed
that the deceased may have been frustrated following sexual advances made
towards her by an undisclosed neighbour. Suspicion has it that the man might
have raped the girl who had always rejected his advances.
“There is a man in our
compound who has been making advances to the young girl. She had complained
several times and the issue had caused arguments between Mulikat’s parents and
the man many times. I suspect that the man might have raped her and maybe due
to the frustration, she committed suicide,” a source disclosed.
Meanwhile, the police
have arrested about eight suspects in connection with the incident.
-Sun
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