Cleric decries high rate of suicide among Nigerians

A Cleric, Pastor (Mrs) Ronke Ojo, has called for concerns over the continuous high rate of suicide in Nigeria.

Pastor (Dr) Ronke Ojo, the wife of the Presiding Pastor of Sanctuary of Christ Evangelical Church, Ibadan, stated this during the 19th annual conference of the church.

She attributed the high rate of suicide to the nation’s poor state of economy.

Ojo, an Associate Professor of Adult Education at the University of Lagos, spoke on the theme of the conference: “The All Sufficient God,” taken from the book of Second Corinthians 12:9.

She said: “As a result of the Nigeria economic situation, many Nigerians, especially men, have not been able to fulfil their obligation to their wives, children, and extended families.

Ojo called on the federal and state governments to urgently find a lasting solution to the problem before it becomes a new way of life.

She admonished women folk in Nigeria to rise up, weep, and pray to God to rescue the nation.

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