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A 25-year-old man, Joseph Abodunrin, from the Dagbolu community in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, has died by suicide after sharing a series of distressing messages on social media.
His posts, dating back to January 2025, detailed his struggles with mental health, despair, and feelings of hopelessness.
On March 9, Abodunrin tweeted: “I’m in a very tight place right now!! This week is forcing me to make a decision and never look back! I have asked myself several times why I should fight and keep fighting to stay alive, and I have not gotten any meaningful answer ever since.”
Earlier, on March 4, he wrote: “But March is a decision month. None of what I am experiencing and feeling is not my fault… I didn’t create myself, no power over the Gene I inherited or the parents I was born through… I have tried to seek help but absolutely made it worse.”
In a final message, he said: “In everything, I give glory to God. I have run my race and I gave it everything in me. Finally passing on the baton. Nothing much to say again… My passwords are in the first page of my diary. Goodbye!”
His past tweets revealed prolonged distress. On February 20, he expressed frustration with his family: “I will never understand why my parent most especially my mum is happy to keep my pains and strong emotions repressed. She did a good job of raising presentable kids with no sense of self, cut away from their individuality.”
On February 14, he made a desperate plea: “Help meeeeeee. I still need help!!!” This was followed by another message on February 11: “Suicide doesn’t end pain – it ends possibility. Hmm.”
Abodunrin had also spoken about his difficulty seeking support. On February 9, he wrote: “The problem about reaching out is that people try to counsel you back into embracing the very hellish life that drove you suicidal in the first place.”
He frequently questioned his existence, saying on February 6: “Ask me what I want right now, I just want to forget about existence!!!”
His struggles culminated in a January 31 post: “I need drugs, I need to do drugs to be able to escape this constant mental torture. The alternative to this is death.”
His cousin, Abodunrin Grace, reacted to his death, writing: “I still feel shattered, many words but unprocessed, you were the best brother, you encouraged us all, but you went to voice out in a space we couldn’t thought of, you hide it all from us, you went all about with fake laughter and smiles. Now we can’t get all over it.”
She added: “He is my cousin (man is just a big brother). None of our laments can bring him back, the tagging is much! I personally have be to strong, No one’s fault. Please if there’s one or two, please and please try to heal it is needed, we’re all striving!! It’s not easy for anyone.”
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