70-year-old kills self with razor blade

Firstclass newsline learnt that the septuagenarian, Mrs. Saratu
Rahman, akaIya Ogbomoso, from Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area
of Kwara State, has killed herself with a razor blade.
Firstclass newslinelearnt on Monday that the woman, a mother of four,
cut her throat with the razor blade.
A neighbour, who identified herself simply as Yetunde, said when she
and other neighbours heard Rahman screamed, they rushed to her room
and saw her in a pool of blood.
She said that they contacted the police, adding that she was later
rushed to a hospital where she was treated for two days before she
eventually died.
She said, "When we got into the room, we saw Mama in a pool of blood.
We invited the police. She was rushed to the Lamode Hospital. The
policemen later found the blade that Mama used to cut herself."
In a self-confession audio tape of the septuagenarian, which was made
available to a source , Rahman said, " I used a razor blade to cut my
throat. Please allow me to die; I don't want to live in this world
again."
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi,
confirmed the suicide.
Firstclassnewsline.net