A facebook user only identified Poko Poko has narrated the inside story about how a University graduate was led to commit suicide after three years of unemployment.
In a post that has since gone viral and sighted by MyNewsGH.com, the worried friend wrote:
I’ve never felt this sober in my life; I write this with tears drawing contours on my cheeks.
I’ve this Muslim friend in my hood called Yussif. Yesterday I closed from work and got home around 7:18PM only to find him sitting at the corner of a park doing nothing. When he saw me coming, as usual, ‘boys boys’ thing, he started “Poko, hearsay your money come oo”.. and I jokingly replied ” Charley the money de33 ecome but time no dey to spend am”.(I lied). Right after saying that, I could see sadness written all over his face but I ignored it, cracked few jokes with him and started walking home.
He called me back and said, “Poko, Charley ehard oo. A come dey house like 3years after uni but no job. Momee too dey give me pressure say make a do wild den start life. A dey see say boys all dey go dey come but me p3 notin dey go on give me. A see you p3, den a shy. You plete uni and now you dey job fine fine. Hommie, a dey feel say abi waste oo”.a just wan end everything and be free”….
My friend got me all sober with his lamentations but there was little I could do to help. I simply said ” Charley ego bee, gave him 10gh but he declined. That was how my meeting with him ended.
I’m here on my bed watching movies and I can hear shouts and cries from their compound. Only to go out and find out that My friend Yussif just committed suicide this dawn; he took some unprescribed drugs in excess.
Yussif, the first and only son of his parents is dead and gone.
Maybe I should have paid more attention to the latter part of his lamentations(I know you didn’t read it, go back and read).
Maybe I should have told him, me being all dressed up for work doesn’t mean i work in any big company but I only go to town for “kpakpakpa” to make a living.
Maybe I should have spent hours talking to him when I saw him at the corner of the park.
Maybe I shouldn’t have lied that “I’ve made more money now after university and only needed time to spend the it’. I only said that to portray satire.
Maybe when he declined my 10gh offer, I should have assisted and ensured he bought some food with that money.
Maybe I should have gone home with him and spend time watching videos on 4syte-TV together. Just to take his mind off stress and over thinking.
Maybe most importantly I should have spent hours convincing him that ” no where cool ” and that we all are suffering but choose to keep it to ourselves.
I don’t know why, but a part of me feels I could have somewhat prevented this suicide.
Suicide is real
If you find a friend suffering from depression or over thinking and continually makes suicidal remarks, get closer to him/her to talk them out.
Rest in Peace Yussif
Source: mynews
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Those sick psychopath contributors with no soul in them are quick to judge. They did the same with the young artist that passed & now this.
My mantra, it's better to earn something than nothing. I have never been idle... quarrying, weeding, teaching, etc... Never be idle guys. Put yr hands to something. Earning something is better than nothing.
I do not and will not feel sorry for him because he could have simple go into farming and I don't understand why college graduate thinks they are better than farmers when farming has been backbone of country like Brazil,Argentina,USA,Canada,Turkey and Russia as well as Nigeria and South Africa.
IS A WRONG MOVE,I USE TO CALL FRDS TO FOUND OUT WHETHER THEY RE WORKING AFTER SCH AND I ALWAYS FIND OUT NO AND I KNEW I WASNT ALONE BUT WK HARD TO DO SOMETHING,I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND IT WAS GOOD.BEEN IDLE IS BAD,NOW I EMPLOYED.BEING HOME ALONE DOESNT HELP U TO SEE OPPORTUNITIES,EVEN CLEANING JOBS PAY ,GRADUATE IS JUST A TITTLE
If God has given strength and wisdom, I don't see why you should commit suicide because you have not been employed by someone. If nobody employs you, I think you can find something to do, if you really want work.
very sad indeed...
I have no sympathy for this man as his death has nothing to do with unemployment. I was at home for more that 4 years after university. I was carrying sowing machine around amending thorn clothing and sometimes as labourer at construction site. I never gave up and by God's grace I have got good job taking care of my family. May his soul rest in perfect pieces.
So sad after reading this post. Tears rolled down my cheeks. Yussif is not to be blamed but i will soly blame our leaders. While some are enjoying with their family we are here suffering after gratuating from the university and we are the same people who gave them the power to be who they are. It would av been good to start up something on his own but where will he get a capital to start. He could have get this factory hand job to do but sometimes you may search for that and may not even have it. Some will say the cant pay you bcos of education level. It all lies on our leaders. There is a way out but they sit in their homes and offices and spend huge some of monies that is supposed to be used for nation's development. I have been through this same situation. I think its time we the youth of this nation sit and do something better. The politicians use us to get into power and later leave us behind. Rip yusiff.
It is rather unfortunate that a young person would commit suicide. And maybe his friend should have done better. However he shouldn’t blame unemployment, employment doesn’t necessarily mean wearing a shirt and tie to work, he could have started as a factory hand, taxi driver, any job at all to keep him busy and occupied whilst he searched for his dream job could have helped instead he sat down complaining. I empathise with him, I have been there before, it is painful and depressing but suicide is not the answer! Forget about the pay, Get your hands dirty with jobs that is meant for uneducated people for a start. Sorry he didn’t get the right advice
let us not pretend this could not be true...... the society is so wrong about life after university. it put undue pressure to the youth either to find ways and means to make it in life or just sit and thing someone is witching them......im so sad for him and his family but the fact of the matter is that in our society we only respect those in suit and tie and we look down on ordinary people who are for example artisans (carpenters), plastic collectors, recycling guys, and common day jobs which could give start up capital...either than that "Yussi" could have live a life to start something than to sit home and get unemployed fr three years (he is not to be blamed though)... this message is to those political annnnnimals, look 0.001% of abuga pele and co money could even have helped him start something yet we find people in the society who will defend their acts.... ONCE AGAIN "THE SOCIETY IS SO WRONG"