Nigerian comedienne, Anita Asuoha, popularly often called Actual Warri Pikin, has narrated how she tried suicide over a debt of N22 million.
In a publish on her Instagram web page on Wednesday, she defined that whereas dealing with some monetary pressure, a motivational speaker who had an encounter together with her husband satisfied him to attempt a number of companies.
Spurred by the motivation, she stated her husband tried a number of ventures to pursue monetary success, however the try landed the household into N22 million debt.
The comedienne, who shared the story in commemoration of World Suicide Prevention Day, stated in spite of everything efforts failed, she tried suicide in June 2018.
“I attempted suicide so that you don’t should, in 2018, June 6, 3 pm to be exact, I tried suicide, I gave up on life as a result of the burden was an excessive amount of.
“Life simply dey hit me left proper and heart, life dey flip me spherical like barber chair. And I felt like the one option to escape is to finish the ache,” she stated in a video clip shared on her Instagram web page.
She stated the intervention of a member of the family who visited on the proper second saved her.
She defined that although it is likely to be robust, life is in seasons and phases, urging her followers to not make suicide an choice when all hope appears misplaced.
“Suicide is making a everlasting determination to a short lived downside. And most of all, maintain on to God and do the one your energy attain,” the comedienne stated.
Asuoha had in 2019 stated melancholy pushed her into comedy.
“I found my comedy expertise by means of melancholy. At school, I used to bop professionally, host occasions, and do stand-up comedy. Nevertheless, I didn’t take it critically. Final yr, I fell into melancholy. I didn’t have cash, and loads of issues went incorrect. I simply stated to myself, “Why not begin making movies to inspire and encourage folks in a humorous manner”? And right here I’m at this time.”