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A 25-Year-Old Man Commits Su!cide After Troubling Online Posts
By Benjamin Abioye
A 25-year-old man from Osun State has tragically taken his own life after months of sharing distressing messages on social media.
His posts, which began in January 2025, revealed his struggles with mental health and feelings of hopelessness.
On March 9, he tweeted, “I’m in a very tight place right now!! This week is forcing me to make a decision and never look back! I have asked myself several times why I should fight and keep fighting to stay alive, and I have not gotten any meaningful answer ever since.”
Earlier, on March 4, he posted, “March is a decision month. None of what I am experiencing and feeling is my fault… I didn’t create myself, no power over the genes I inherited or the parents I was born through… I have tried to seek help but absolutely made it worse.”
In his final message, he wrote, “In everything, I give glory to God. I have run my race and I gave it everything in me. Finally passing on the baton. Nothing much to say again… My passwords are in the first page of my diary. Goodbye!”
His earlier tweets indicated prolonged distress. On February 20, he expressed frustration with his family, saying, “I will never understand why my parent most especially my mum is happy to keep my pains and strong emotions repressed. She did a good job of raising presentable kids with no sense of self, cut away from their individuality.”
On February 14, he desperately pleaded for help, tweeting, “Help meeeeeee. I still need help!!!” A few days earlier, on February 11, he had written, “Suicide doesn’t end pain – it ends possibility. Hmm.”
He also spoke about his struggles with seeking support. On February 9, he posted, “The problem about reaching out is that people try to counsel you back into embracing the very hellish life that drove you suicidal in the first place.”
His tweets frequently questioned his existence. On February 6, he wrote, “Ask me what I want right now, I just want to forget about existence!!!”
Back on January 31, he hinted at his emotional turmoil, saying, “I need drugs, I need to do drugs to be able to escape this constant mental torture. The alternative to this is death.”
His cousin reacted to his passing with a heartbreaking message: “I still feel shattered, many words but unprocessed, you were the best brother, you encouraged us all, but you went to voice out in a space we couldn’t think of, you hid it all from us, you went all about with fake laughter and smiles. Now we can’t get all over it.”
She added, “He is my cousin (man is just a big brother). None of our laments can bring him back, the tagging is much! I personally have to be strong. No one’s fault. Please, if there’s one or two, please and please try to heal, it is needed, we’re all striving!! It’s not easy for anyone.”
His tragic passing has left loved ones devastated, highlighting the importance of mental health awareness and support for those struggling in silence.
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