Enugu mother dumps children at police station, commits suicide
AMOTHER of three has died after dumping her children at a police station in Enugu and running into a moving vehicle.
The Guardian learnt that the woman, whose names could not be ascertained at press time, walked into the Ogui Road police station with the children, handed them over to officers, stripped herself naked, and ran into the moving vehicle which crushed her to death.
The ages of the three children are reportedly six, four, and two.
Her husband was alleged to have run away from home months ago over increased hardship, abandoning the wife and the children.
When asked about their father, the eldest of the children simply said he was lost. She could not give any other information about their family, town, or residential address.
Wife of Enugu State governor, Nkechinyere Mbah, who rushed to the police station after learning about the incident, was told that the woman might have suffered depression.
Mbah, who was touched by the development, said she would take care of the children and train them from nursery school to university.
She announced that sponsorship for the children would be undertaken by her Custos Care Foundation.
Mrs Mbah also directed the immediate relocation of the children from the station to a home, where the state government could take care of them.
She urged people who suffer depression to seek counseling and avoid rash decisions.
She also urged the Commissioner, Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development, Ngozi Enih, to intensify sensitisation and counselling, especially for the depressed.