Say No To Depression: Woman Travels From Iragbiji To Commit Suicide In Osogbo

NSCDC Officials trying to give the woman first aid after rescuing her 

One of the Nigeria newsnow as gathered by Awarenessinfohub is that a woman whose identity is yet to be fully known as been rescued by the NSCDC after travelling all the way from Iragbiji to commit suicide in Osogbo.

Here is the detail about the Press release publicized by NSCDC to address the incident.

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC)

Osun State Command.

Press Release

3rd January, 2024

NSCDC RESCUES  WOMAN FROM OSUN RIVER 

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has rescued a middle aged woman who jumped into Gbodofon, Osun River on Tuesday 2nd January, 2024.

The Search and Rescue Team of the command received a distress call from a member of the public and in less than ten minutes the officers were at the scene to rescue the victim, resuscitate her before taking her to the hospital for medical attention.

After becoming conscious as a result of first aid treatment  initially provided by the NSCDC team, the middle aged woman explained that she came all the way from Iragbiji to Osogbo for her to jump into Gbodofon river because she was feeling fire burning in her body and the only way to quench the fire was to jump into Osun river.

The Commandant of NSCDC in the state, Agboola Sunday commended the Search and Rescue Team, led by DSC Ishola Oluyinka for being responsive and for bringing their training in disaster management to bear in such a critical situation that could have claimed the life of a fellow citizen.

Commandant Agboola  who assured Osun State residents of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property  even during emergencies  enjoined them to take care of their mental health, stressing that  his men would pay close attention to all the rivers in the state to avoid future occurrence.

 E-Signed

ASC Adeleke Kehinde

CDPRO

Osun State Command

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