Why I Wanted To End My Life In Lagoon – Lagos Woman

 

Fifty eight-year-old Taiwo Momoh, who attempted murder by trying to jump into lagoon in Lagos on Friday says that she was pushed to committing suicide in order to put an end to her constant sleeplessness and shame occasioned by her indebtedness to three Swiss textile dealers.

Momoh, who lives in Lekki in Lagos was rescued by a team of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) after she alighted from a taxi, off her shoes and was about jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge before the RRS men rushed to save her.

PM EXPRESS gathered that the woman’s problem started sometimes in 2015, when a Bureau De Change dealer carted away her N18.7 million she wanted to change to pay her foreign creditors.

The creditors had given her Swiss textiles worth several millions of naira because she has maintained good relationship with the creditors for more than 15 years.

“My condition became compounded when robbers invaded my shop on Lagos Island, carting away most of the textiles that was left with me, ” Momoh narrated while meeting the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Fatai Owoseni after she was rescued.

She emphasized that most of the time, she has been having sleepless nights and seeing the ghosts of the creditors whenever she was alone.

PM EXPRESS gathered that Momoh is a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

According to her, on several occasions she had attempted to see her Parish Pastor to explain her predicaments so that the church would help her raise money to meet her Swiss creditors.

“Unfortunate for me, I was only allowed to see the second in command, which has yielded no fruits.

“Added to all these, my first son, whom I felt would stand by me and console me abandoned me. I now thought that by the time I’m gone, maybe he would come around and inherit what is left.

“I don’t want to use my debt and death to disturb anybody. I was in the shop this morning (Friday). I have looked everywhere and estimated what is there. I thought with my house, a bungalow, those I am leaving behind can still live comfortably. I want to go and meet God. This world is empty.

“I didn’t want to do anything to get rich. Because I want to get rich I should join cult group, no I won’t do this.

“I was once a Muslim, I have because of this problem been jumping from one faith to the other. The problem has been too much for me to bear. I want to go back to God.

“That was why I  dressed very simply today. I am ready to meet Him. If He cannot address my problem on earth, let me go back to Him, ” Momoh said.