Actor Aki says he contemplated suicide when he was being bullied for his stunted growth (Video)

Popular Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze aka Aki has disclosed how he once contemplated suicide after he was bullied for his stunted growth by his peers and adults.

Chinedu who opened up during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo said he considered suicide at the age of nine but he is thankful that he didn’t give in to his thoughts.

The thespian said that there was a point when the thought of jumping off the third mainland bridge entered his mind which was brought on by bullying that sent him spiraling into sadness.

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He said; “While they were throwing all those tantrums I cried several times, it got bad o and there were times that I thought of ending it all. Thank God I didn’t do it.”

“I remember the doctor speaking to my mother and then telling me ‘What you have is stunted growth’, I saw another word, ‘growth retardation’. I was looking for the meaning of the word but first of all how to pronounce it,” Chinedu added.

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