PENSIONER COMMITS SUICIDE IN BENUE STATE

Speaking at the Government house, Makurdi, on Wednesday, the chairman of the Coalition of Local Government Pensioners, Mike Vembe, while registering the plight of pensioners in the state reported that a retired pensioner had hanged himself last week.

The late pensioner who had been going through a lot, and could not bear it anymore had to kill himself, he said, the man could no longer take good care of his family and children, pay school fees, bills and others.

"One of our members, Gabriel Nomsha, from Gwer West Local Government Area, committed suicide last week as a result of poverty and frustration," he said.

The Pensioners who staged a peaceful demonstration, aimed at seeing the Governor, and pleading with him to give them their right had to spend the night at the gate of the government house.

Governor Samuel Ortom who later address them in the morning while he was about leaving for Abuja sympathized with them and promised to do everything possible to clear the arrears as their welfare is of utmost importance to his government.

Source: Tori.ng
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