How Shoprite Staff Committed Suicide After Being Suspended

Was it a coincidence that a 23-year-old staff of Shoprite committed suicide the same day she received a suspension letter from her employers?

Or could her action be as a result of inability to cope with the shock of what happened?

Well, those are the questions that are yet to be clearly answered in the case of the young lady, identified as Jumoke Kehinde.

Her sudden death on New Year’s Eve has since been causing stirs at Kajola area, along Oda-road, Akure in Akure, the Ondo State capital, where she lived.

Jumoke allegedly ended her life by taking a substance suspected to be Sniper, a deadly pesticide.

One of the organisation’s managers who gave his name as Mr Taiwo narrated to Daily Sun, how Kehinde reported late to work alongside other Shoprite staff members on the fateful day.

‘It is normal that anyone who comes late should wait outside before they are allowed in and be given a suspension,’ he said.

 ‘She was seen arranging her table, getting ready for the day’s sales as she looked happy, but later left the mall at about 11 am after receiving the suspension letter.

‘At about 4 pm, a distress call was received in the office that she was not feeling fine. One of the management staff went to check on her,’ he added.

According to the manager, Kehinde was found on the floor of her room shaking while her body was oozing with Sniper odour.

‘Although no empty can of Sniper was found anywhere as she was rushed to the hospital, after some time at the hospital, she was declared dead,’ he said.

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Some of her close colleagues who did not want their names mentioned said they thought she took excuse for that day to get ready for an upcoming wedding that weekend, saying she was part of the bridal train.