An accountant working with a Lagos Telecommunications company, Folake Abiola, has committed suicide at her residence, Osapa London at the lekki area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the 45 years old allegedly took her own life by drinking whats suspected to be Insecticide at her house.
She was said to have died shortly after her family members, friends and men of the Nigeria Police met her lifeless body.
A colleague of the deceased who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Abiola has been battling depression for years and contrary to claims online that she committed suicide due to loneliness amongst others, the colleague added she had been in romantic relationships but ended them due to depression.
The source said, “She had been suffering from depression for years and her death has nothing to do with loneliness or lack of a husband or sex. Within the last seven years, I know she was in a relationship twice.
“She ended those relationships on her own because of depression. She said she did not want to bring someone else into her life when she could not take care of herself. She was going through extreme depression, but people that did not know what she was going through have been posting rubbish online.
She was buried same day Friday , May 27, according to Islamic rites as she’s the only Christian in her family.
The colleague also described Abiola as an Angel, a lover of Christ and a conscientious accountant who was Liberal in giving, adding that she had been saying she wanted to end it all before she took her life.
A source confirmed that the deceased worked with Globacom Limited, and that she was on leave when the incident happened.