On Tuesday, April 5, police officers stopped an elderly man from attempting suicide.

The man, known as Oluwatoye Bamgboye, from Oju-Ore, Ogun State, was attempting to jump into the Lagos Lagoon on Lagos Island when he was stopped by police officials, according to a statement made by the police.

Bamgboye indicated that he was having financial difficulties and described how he attempted to address a problem by selling his house, property, and automobile, but was unsuccessful.

He got a loan yet things did not get any better. He stated further that things got so bad that his wife could not put up with him any longer and left.

“Today being my birthday, I have decided to end it all. The burden and the frustration are too much for me to bear. My wife has abandoned me in the process.”

He has been conveyed to Adekunle Police Station, where efforts are in progress to contact his family members.