Fortunately Ghana does not have a suicide problem like many other countries the world over. We tend to see the positives in situations, mainly because we have a lot of faith in a higher power and we are willing to stick around to enjoy some of that never coming divine grace.
On the flip side, whenever we hear of a suicide attempt, most at times it’s in relation to a matter of the heart.
That was the case of 35 year old Albert Fia, a fuel station attendant at Kpando in the Volta Region. Graphic Online reports he jumped into the Volta Lake in a rather extreme attempt at suicide because his girlfriend had brought their relationship to an abrupt end.
Luckily for him, a nearby Marine Police team received a tipoff about a drowning man, and managed to rescue Fia without any difficulty.
After being revived, Fia narrated to the police his motives for the action. Apparently he had helped his girlfriend secure passage overseas, amidst fervent promises of eternal love and aiding him to join her overseas soon enough.