A Liberian woman who was found hanging from the tree in the early hours today September 12th on Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, is said to have allegedly committed suicide after being stigmatized as a carrier of the Ebola virus because of her nationality.
The woman known simply known as Kate was a worker in a sachet water factory before she committed suicide. Residents said that people started to distance themselves from her following the entry of Ebola into Nigeria by a Liberian and because of her sickly nature. This is believed to be the motive for committing suicide
"We see her in this neighbourhood every day. I used to see her every day in the dress she died in.She always looked sick but people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian and looked sickly. This might have frustrated her.”A resident said
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