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Friday 12 September 2014

Shock photos: Liberian woman found hanging in Lagos

Earlier today I shared a pic here of a suspected suicide victim in the Magodo area of Lagos. The woman found hanging from the tree in the early hours of today September 12th on Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos has been identified as a Liberian woman simply called Kate. 

According to Punch, the woman was a worker in a sachet water factory before she killed herself. A resident of the area said people in the area started to distance themselves from her after the outbreak of Ebola in Lagos which was brought into the country by a Liberian. They also started avoiding her because of her ill health, a situation believed to have frustrated her enough to commit 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.” 

114 comments:

Bishop Dammy said...

OMG what a pity ehn.. Don't even know what to say.. "Ebola the terror" 1thes 3:3. BishopDammy#

Unknown said...

truth is i won't associate myself with her either,,,it's not stigmatization ,I'm just being cautious, too sad tho... RIP

Bishop Dammy said...

OMG what a pity ehn.. Don't even know what to say.. 1thes 3:3. BishopDammy#

Unknown said...

I think we Nigerians sometimes over react to things, how can someone be rejected because one of her own brought Ebola, mtshwww pure evil!! Rip

Unknown said...

Omg!

This is horrible

Engr Marc ph D said...

Poor woman.

Unknown said...

Not enorf reason to kill herself...

Amicable said...

So pathetic,rest in peace

Emjay said...

Na wah oh

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Anonymous said...

Chaiii de is God oooh, dis isue of discrimination govt should smtin abt it, it not fair na.buh she shouldn't av taken her own life na, kw matter wat.anyways I think govt should take drastic measures if found in de act of discrimination.may her soul rest in peace dough.

Bonita Bislam said...

Patrick sawyer's evil keeps manifesting in different ways.Poor woman!

Unknown said...

eh ya! what a sad end
I feel 4 her o. RIP Kate.
See wetin Ebola dey cause o

Steveosky 4 Real. said...

I simply have no word for this. May God accept her soul.

Anonymous said...

Chai. Why in the world would anybody commit sucide? Eh?

Anyways...her own don beeeee!!

DEREK said...

see what sawyer caused....

Neks said...

I hope the street is happy now? obviously! very sad situation

Juliebabe said...

Eyah!! so sad

Unknown said...

Eiya! She wud hv gone bk. 2 ha country nah. R.I.P

Anonymous said...

That's sad. So concequence of stigmatization

Tee said...

RIP MRS SAWYER!

Unknown said...

Awwwwww! So sad!

Anonymous said...

JESUS!!!!!! so this pix is true


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Anonymous said...

Saw it this morning,its beside isheri Grammer sch.

Unknown said...

Rip to d dead

FOLARIN• said...

Eeyah

Anonymous said...

Chai...may her soul rip#iamswish#

Anonymous said...

the picture looks more like she was murdered... Suicide? How did she get up there? Where is the Chair she used to reach the tree? it is suspicious!!

Unknown said...

If they had avioded her becos she was a liberian I don't blame them,I guess they were scared.

Unknown said...

no no no... not again

#king said...

wow..out of frustration she took her own lyf..R.i.p............................#KingOfKings

Unknown said...

#Stigma

Anonymous said...

well sorry to say but u cannot blame those running for her...its just d way things r...

APPLE said...

She for go Liberia go die. R.I.P

Debbie Chelsea said...

Eya.....RIP

Angie said...

Hmm..

*My R1.50c comment*

Eugenia Ekeji said...

May her soul rest in peace. I know what it means or feels like to be discriminated.

Anonymous said...

This is really sad if she actually killed herself due to stigmatization from her Neighbors. This is what the Lagos State government is talking about, stop this EVD discrimination, haba.She dint choose to come from Liberia, anyone of us could have come from the EVD Countries. When Nigerians were being quarantined outside the country during EVD outbreak in Nigeria that was brought in by the Liberian -American (Late Sawyer) we all cursed the whites so why do the same to a fellow African who probably has been resident in Nigeria before EVD outbreak in her country. People cursed the Oil and Gas company where Denis Late Nurse fiancee worked when he tested positive to EVD because of the same discrimination because he is Nigerian, but, this Woman who we are not sure she has the Virus was been treated that way.We should grow up and learn to accommodate people. Later we will be abusing the government but we the citizens are worse. May her soul rest in peace. Helen

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm wat a poor woman RIP...olubukola daniels aka blackmamba...

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Patrick sins killed her.... May her soul R.I.P.
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Another day another death news
RIP #GodBlessTheDead



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Unknown said...

Dis is bad,naija nd d way d react too tin,truely pity her

Anonymous said...

Please can we stop this stigmatization?

Mzz_Mary said...

Eya
RIP

Unknown said...

Na wa ooo shit happens

Olajumoke said...

OMG...The power of stigmatization

Anonymous said...

And dey are dere watching instead of bringing her down. My God! Nigerians. Never cease to amaze me. Bunch of nuisance and illiterates. Rest in peace woman

Anonymous said...

na woa ooo

Unknown said...

Is like she is infected with ebola


#skaler#

Anonymous said...

Eeya. This is sad oh

Janelicious said...

Na waaaaaaa
Ebola and its many tales

Anonymous said...

This is so sad. How can this happen? Did she choose to be a citizen of Liberia. Why are Nigerians so swallow minded. Her been from Liberia does not make her EVD positive nauh. God why are some Nigerians so wicked then later we accuse our government when in the actual fact this wickedness is in born.

This is what Lagos State government is talking about DISCRIMINATION!!!! Please Governor Fashola should start arresting people for this.

When Nigerians were being quarantined at international airports when they travel out of the country, we cursed the whites but now we do same to our own follow Africans.

When the Oil and Gas company Denis (Late Nurse fiancee) worked with were not relating with him, we cursed and said it was unfair. But now we stigmatize a fellow black (African) who we are not sure has EVD just because she is from Liberia.

Why can't we learn to love others, if we her neighbors were not sure of her status they should have told the government and she too could have been on the watch list and they will be able to confirm if she has it or not.

Okay lets say she actually had EVD what about her co-tenants are they not at risk too. Foolish and senseless neighbors later they will say they are educated or that they do not want to die.

ary said...

too bad, effects of stigmatization

Anonymous said...

LIFE.

crownwonder said...

stigmatization can be vry grave....nt alot of pple have the heart to handle it....RIP kate....i hope u in a better place now

Anonymous said...

REALLY SAD!THIS STIGMATIZATION MUST STOP........EBOLA MAY SOON NOT BE THE CAUSE OF DEATH IN OUR SOCIETY ANYMORE........BEING CAUTIOUS DOESN'T MEAN HATING,PREVENTIVE MEASURES NOT INHUMANE! SHOW A STANDARD TODAY! SHOW LOVE..

Neekee said...

Na wa o. Rip

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Awwww! How the society push people to egoistic suicide.
May her soul rest in peace.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Anonymous said...

This is shocking beyond words. I really don't know what to say, it's just unfortunate and we can't really blame people for avoiding contact with her

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Anonymous said...

This is shocking beyond words. I really don't know what to say, it's just unfortunate and we can't really blame people for avoiding contact with her

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Anonymous said...

Pretty Sad!..but we hv hope in Gods kingdom soon 2 cum,wen we shall boldly say the wrds recorded in Isaiah 33 vrs 24..pls visit www.jw.org

Unknown said...

Eyah,may her soul rip AMEN.

Chichi Taichi Okere said...

Dunno why I think she was murdered,d place looks too open for someone wanting to kill herself #My2Kobo

Unknown said...

Na waoh, wonders shall never End.

Anonymous said...

It is a pity, nigeria with their dark mentality shaaa! Because she Liberian now, everyone is avoiding her, so sad, after all she not tested positive! May your soul rest in peace, buh God suppose flog you for killing yourself shaaa! That's dumb decision..

Son of Solomon

Anonymous said...

Very sad. The world need love

Unknown said...

May God forgive her sins n grant her eternal rest.

Unknown said...

Stigmatization kills faster than any dreaded disease...God have mercy on her soul. RIP

Anonymous said...

If u have ever been a victim of stigmatisation,u wouldn't be here spewing trash.just remember how u felt when LIBers insulted you because u take girlie pictures.dat was just cyber bullying but i bet u stayed home all week.

Anonymous said...

How will nigerians feel if ghanaians also decide to treat nigerians in our midst this way.i swear if i see a nigerian on KNUST campus i won't spare the person a second look.

Unknown said...

I can't commit suicide, afterall we must die someday. Why d hurry?
This life wey turkey dey....

Anonymous said...

Hmmm.. So sad!

Anonymous said...

Maybe she had an in curable disease but not Ebola as she looks quite sickly. Nigerians can stigmatise with ignorance! So sad

Anonymous said...

What a shame people still discriminate in a dark gabage zoo as Nigeria, rip dear, bullying is a crime folks don't bully anyone cos you think your better than him or her. I regret reading this today

Anonymous said...

Ewooo! I feel for her. It's stigmatization and nothing more. I experienced that too. I took permission from my office to travel to Enugu for a wedding...at my return every body in the office started avoiding me until they noticed I didn't hv a atom sickness.

Unknown said...

This is truly sad.haba

Anonymous said...

No its not possible,its likely she killed herself during early hours.

Anonymous said...

@ Anon 1.50pm, you said my mind. i looked at the picture and wondered how on earth she was able to get up on the tree and over the gutter without the help of a chair or ladder? or in the event she kicked it away (ladder or stool/chair)it is not seen in the picttures. It is highly unlikely somebody took time to move the evidence since all and sundry were scared of her. Looks to me like she was ''assisted to the grave'' by some unscrupulous elements who thought they were doing the society a favor by getting rid of her. This smacks of MURDER and not suicide. RIP to the departed and may God forgive her killers.

Unknown said...

Please lets stop rejecting people,and if we find anything wrong with someone,we should please call the appropriate authority and Stop Stigmatization...It kills

Unknown said...

Godwin you are a big fool. You're gay. I hate you with a passion. You take girl like pictures and wear skinny jeans. Female skinny jeans for that matter. I swear if I see you around me I can break your head cos I hate guys that act feminine

Anonymous said...

So simply becos she's a liberian, u won't associate with her... that's really dumb n pathetic. she's bn in Nigeria 4 a while even b4 d Ebola outbreak.... m pretty sure ur in support of those people stigmatising the west Africans that hv been abroad 4 a very long time... I guess ur just 2 dumb 2 realize that Ebola is not as a result of nationality. A.B

KWEEN said...

Very sad situation but this Mrs sawyer comment made me laugh hard. No offence. Rest in peace to her

Anonymous said...

Nawooo for this life. na so life be. it is well. by dobis112@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Nawooo for this life. na so life be. it is well. by dobis112@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Fucking racist. Go suck a dick. Just don't come on here and talk about people like you know them. Or bcos you're now a celebrity on Linda ikejis blog. You now think you're popular right. And mind you, You must not always leave a comment all the time. I don't think you're in school self. Cos if you are I guess you would be reading your books or having lectures. I HATE YOU.

Unknown said...

Fucking racist. Go suck a dick. Just don't come on here and talk about people like you know them. Or bcos you're now a celebrity on Linda ikejis blog. You now think you're popular right. And mind you, You must not always leave a comment all the time. I don't think you're in school self. Cos if you are I guess you would be reading your books or having lectures. I HATE YOU.

Unknown said...

Wow so sad....nd sone fools were takin pictures

Unknown said...

Sad event
Painful



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Anonymous said...

Life is tooo sweet to kill urself besides it's a free gift frm God! Wat u did is soo wrong ma ba Rip

Franky said...

You won't really blame Nigerians, looking at how much damage Ebola has caused already.

Anonymous said...

Amen.

Anonymous said...

Ignoramus! She has been in that area well before this EVD outbreak. So how would she have caught it? Is it genetic to Liberians? Idiat!

Anonymous said...

And they allowed little children at this type of scene? Nigerians!!!

Anonymous said...

Pastor bishop haven't u heard about "Don't call the name of ur FATHER in vain!!!
Fake thing!!!

ST. KIZITO BOUTIQUE IG: @stkizitoboutique said...

#RIP

Unknown said...

Does dat mean dat any Liberian person in d country is Patrick Sawyer? Why did u kill dat woman wit stigmatization, if u r among those dat refuses to cell something to her better pray 4 forgiveness

Anonymous said...

She tested positive to hiv, that's why she killed herself

Anonymous said...

I agree. It's ironic that a day after Lagos state government warns against stigmatization this happens. #conspiracy I don't think she killed herself. How did she get up that tree? Lots of questions about the crime scene.

Anonymous said...

I'm a Nigerian living in Ghana n I couldn't care less wat u or anyoda ghanian do wit urselves.

Unknown said...

Shame on the people who treated her badly....shame on the people who stood there taking pictures and shame in you Linda for posting her picture on your blog...at least have some RESPECT for the dead.

Sometimes we Nigerians do not use our number 6!!!

Anonymous said...

You do know that this comment u posted makes u a hypocrite right?

Laide said...

Even if she had HIV, she shouldn't have killed herself.ls a pity she is gone but she should have talked to somebody in her church or mosque.RIP

Anonymous said...

mbom o!!!!

Laide said...

The neighbors should have informed the right authority about her maybe that would have saved her.At least they would have screened her for Ebola and if she is negative refer her to HIV center.

Anonymous said...

U have a brain full of cashew nuts.

Ena said...

It's not enough to kill herself.

anonymous said...

now i see d reason y lagos state govt put that penalty in place. people drove this woman to her death. but then again no one wants to die. sawyer shld be blamed for this, cos he deliberately brought ebola to nigeria

Anonymous said...

The really sick thing to me is people gathering there and discussing or staring not minding that the body is exposed to even children! Are we really that disconnected from humanity?

Anonymous said...

Clearly this woman was murdered and later hung to make it look like a suicide. How did that old woman climb up that tree and what did she stand on before jumping off? And people who keep blaming Sawyer are not serious. If he was resident in the US why would you all think that he would come to Nigeria for treatment? My belief is if he hadn't slumped at our airport on his way to the US no one would have known anything. What else do u want his wife to say? That yes her husband was trying to bring Ebola to the US?

Anonymous said...

But Lind, you covered Mily Cyrus' nasty ass, but show this woman hanging from a tree? Why?

NaNcY DreW said...

No rizon is enuf non watsoeva 4 person to tk his/her may her soul RIP

Anonymous said...

HEW, HOW VERY SAD.

Vanchizzy said...

Anytin wey come Naija dey get K-leg.So every sickness now na ebola,abi na bcos she come frm wia ebola strt(Liberia).Na wa ooo..Rest in peace lady.

Anonymous said...

U guyz should stop arguing over nothing ..d woman had her reasons to take her life..am pretty sure is not bcos of Ebola ishh and d rest...its well

Anonymous said...

I strongly believe she was murdered tooo

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