TRAGEDY: Wazobia FM staff commits suicide days after he was sacked

A former staff of Wazobia FM has reportedly committed suicide two days after he supposedly lost Hus job with the media outfit.

According to colleagues, Hillary Okechukwu was a sales executive with the radio station until he was ousted from his position on November 18 and made to resign after being accused of misusing company’s fund.

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Mr. Okechukwu, whom colleagues said had been with Wazobia FM for at least 10 years, suffered cardiac arrest from drug overdose on Friday, colleagues said.

The station’s management held an urgent meeting on Saturday night to discuss the matter, but officials largely used the meeting to clear themselves of any wrongdoing in the circumstances that led to Mr. Okechukwu’s exit and his eventual death, sources disclosed.

Colleagues said Mr. Okechuwuku did not appear to suffer from any mental health crises before the incident.

Suicide prevention centres are rare in the country, which could have contributed to Mr. Okechukwu’s inability to get help before it was too late.

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