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Man detained after attempted suicide due to economic hardship

Man detained after attempted suicide due to economic hardship

A young guy in his late 30s was apparently apprehended after attempting to commit himself due to the current extreme economic hardship.

The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Kasoa CP in the Awutu Senya East Municipality, when the suspect, only named as Yayah, allegedly climbed an MTN mast to commit himself.

According to reports, some witnesses saw him climbing the telecom pole and attempted to talk him out of it, but he disregarded them and continued.

It needed the efforts of a few locals to save Yayah and turn him over to the authorities.

The suspect was said to have blamed his attempted suicide on the country’s widespread economic problems.

This event happened only a few weeks after a young guy named Kakra was electrocuted to death after climbing an ECG high-tension pole near Kasoa Galilea.

According to eyewitnesses, the guy had grumbled about general economic issues and the hardships of life.

Residents called the police to the scene to help calm the situation after he refused to rescind his decision despite their efforts to persuade him.

He remained on the high-tension pole for several hours, as the police and locals stood idly by.

Unfortunately, at 5 p.m., Kakra was discovered dangling from one of the poles and was electrocuted a few minutes later.

Many individuals reacted to his death, including former President John Dramani Mahama, who turned to social media to urge Ghanaians to remain calm and not consider suicide as a solution to the country’s tremendous economic misery.

“I returned from a holiday to the heartbreaking news of Kakra electrocuting himself.” Ghana is experiencing the greatest misery in three decades. However, suicide is never an option. Even in the darkest of nights, morning will break. The sun will rise once more. “Let us look out for one another and keep hope alive,” Mahama wrote.

Prices for products and services have risen and continue to rise as a result of what economists refer to as galloping inflation and the Ghana cedi’s devaluation versus the US dollar and other key trading currencies.

Ghana’s economy has been in decline, with the government unable to service both internal and external obligations, and unable to borrow from external sources due to a lack of investor trust.

All three main international rating agencies – Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch – have downgraded Ghana’s economy, and the Ghana cedi has been named the world’s worst currency by Bloomberg.

Things are looking bleak, and the administration is only hoping for a 3-billion-dollar rescue from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Also read: Kasoa man arrested over attempted suicide

Things are looking bleak, and the administration is only hoping for a 3-billion-dollar rescue from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which it is negotiating with the fund.


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