The fear of having the Ebola Virus Disease has led a Liberian woman living in Lagos to commit suicide by hanging herself in Lagos on Friday.
The deceased, was identified simply as Kate, and was said to be a worker in a pure water factory before her death.
While they said that the woman had been sickly for some time, the residents said she did not appear to have any problem with anyone in the community.
But after the outbreak of the Ebola disease that was brought to Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, some of the people in the area opted not to have anything to do with her.
One of the residents, who pleaded anonymity, said, “We see her in this neighbourhood every day. She always looked sick but people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian and looked sickly. This might have frustrated her.”
When contacted, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said that she was not aware of the incident and promised to check with the police division.
“I am not aware of the incident but I will check with the police division to confirm the report,” she said.
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