A publisher simply identified as Solomon on Friday allegedly committed suicide in Asaba, Delta State, following the poor sales of his weekly newspaper and magazine.
Solomon, who resided in Achalla Layout area of the Delta state capital, allegedly took his life following the advent of poor sales in his newspaper business.
He allegedly left behind a suicide note which read, “I cannot stay alive suffering when nobody is helping me. Even my wife and children abandoned me and sales in my newspaper business have been very poor.”
His wife simply identified as Rosemary, who, however, denied the allegation, insisted that her husband took his life when it became obvious he was lazy and was criticised by his friends and relations.
The late publisher’s son, Frank, on his own part said, “I knew my mum and my sister contributed to what my father did, and that was what I told the police. And anytime my father tried to complain, my mum and sister would shut him up after they had allegedly lavished the N300,000 he took from a cooperative society as loan.”
The Commissioner of Police in Delta, Baba Usma, said the police had interrogated the wife and daughter of the deceased.
He added that the body of the publisher was found dangling from a tree branch behind his house.
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