Mother, unhappy with daughter, jumps inside well

A 55-year-old mother of five, Amoke Adeko who was unhappy with the treatment meted out to her by her daughter, on her grandson’s birthday took her own life by jumping into a well.
Her corpse was later recovered by men of the Lagos State Fire Service, led by Firefighter Tosin Ologun, who responded to a distress call from a resident of Ajilekege Street, Pipeline bus stop, Idimu, Lagos State, when she jumped into the well in front of her residence.
It was learnt that the mother of five children had been traumatised after her husband died eight months ago.
It was also gathered, that her grandson was said to be marking his birthday in the Igando area on the fateful day on Friday.
Adeko’s daughter, Amirat, the mother of the birthday boy, had sent a package of food prepared during the ceremony for her mother. It was said that Amirat, however, refused to give the woman the package in person, but sent someone else to take the food to her.
It was learnt that Adeko took the action as being shunned by her daughter and decided to end her life.
The resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The woman had not been herself since her husband died. Amirat brought the food for her that afternoon, but she avoided her and sent it through someone else.
“I don’t know why she did that, but the mother felt embarrassed because she saw her daughter from afar. It was around 5pm. About two hours later, she jumped into the well.”

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It was learnt that a neighbour, who heard a sudden thud, rushed to the well and saw Adeko’s slippers beside it. He was said to have raised the alarm after he went to her room and looked round the compound but did not find her.
A friend of the deceased, Grace Agboyin, while lamenting her death, said she was the one that used to look after her.
Agboyin, who spoke in Yoruba, said, “We were very close. Since the trauma became serious, I always went to her shop to chat with her. I ensured that she ate and used her drugs regularly. She had grown lean since her husband died because his death really touched her. She used to visit her children.
“I was in my shop when I heard people shouting that Iya Ahmed (Adeko) had jumped into the well. I was very surprised.”

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