With fame comes pressure, which could sometimes cause lead to depression. Below are 5 Nigerian celebrities who have at one time or the other been pushed by depression into contemplating suicide. The following could lead to suicide. Mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders or substance misuse.
Below are 5 Nigerian celebrities who have at one time or the other been pushed by depression into contemplating suicide.
1. Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa a Media personality in her new book “On Becoming” reveals
she tried committing suicide after her marriage hit the rocks.
She was quoted saying “I
was sitting in the bedroom one day. There was a bottle of Dettol in the
bathroom and a thought came, very strong, “Just drink it and die.
What’s the point? The whole world is laughing at you right now. Just end
it.“
2. Julius Agwu
Veteran comedian Julius Agwu who recently opened up on his terrifying brain tumour experience.
Agwu said when he realised he had three tumours in his brain, he contemplated killing himself.
“I started looking for my property documents to give to my wife. One day when they were not home, I almost committed suicide,” Julius stated in an interview with Inspaya”.
3. Mr Ibu
In an interview with the Punch, Mr Ibu, once disclosed that he was once broke and thought about taking his life.
He recalled he was kicked out by a friend he was squatting with and did not eat for three days.
“I
remember December 18, 1997, a friend of mine who I squatted with called
me in the morning and told me that he would be going home for Christmas
and he did not want anyone to be in his room.
I assured him that no one would come to his place but he said he wanted me out of the room.
Out
of anger, that my friend went into the house, brought out all my things
and threw them outside, then he told me to leave his house, he locked
his door and left.
“From
where I was seated, I was looking at the well. I thought to myself, ‘is
it not better to end my life by jumping into the well so that when
people return in the evening and they need water, they would discover my
body and my friend would know that he was the reason I committed
suicide?’
“I
went to the well and as I opened the lid and prepared to jump inside,
the image of my mother’s face flashed through my mind. I quickly closed
the well and began to wonder how my mother knew that I wanted to kill
myself. My mother was still alive at the time; she was about 80 years
old.
I
went back and leaned by the wall. A neighbour, Francis, was playing a
song by Michael Bolton titled ‘When I am back on my Feet Again.’ The
song gave me hope and I decided to stay alive.”
4. Adunni Ade
Adunni Ade a Nollywood actress has also contemplated suicide before.
The
mother of two in an interview revealed she was so depressed when she
left the father of her children that she contemplated suicide.
Adunni said, “I
think the major thing that got me through was the fear that somebody
else would raise my children if I sat in that relationship, that was the
scariest thing for me, that my kids would see somebody else as their
mother. Depression is no joke.
A
lot of people in this country, Nigeria, don’t want to admit that
depression is an illness. People don’t know the extent to which it
affects the mind.
A
lot of people know this; in the past, I have tried to commit suicide
because it was just too much, just too much for me but I guess God loves
me enough to still keep me here.“
5. Tee Billz
Once married to Tiwa Savage, he was reported to have attempted committing suicide on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Ikoyi-Lekki bridge in Lagos.
He
had accused his then wife of infidelity, neglect, and his mother-in-law
of using witchcraft on him. He insinuated he was going to commit
suicide in a series of posts on Instagram and made it seem as though she
pushed him and frustrated his life to an extent he could take it no
more.
