A friend of the late Dr Orji Allwell, has described the deceased as
an antisocial introvert who was suffered seizures caused by his Sickle
Cell Anaemia.
Following the death of Lagos State-based medical doctor identified as Dr. Allwell Orji who jumped into the Lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday, March 19, 2017, a friend of his has thrown more light into his personality.
LIB reports that the deceased doctor preferred to keep to himself as he was an introvert as well as a sickler who suffered seizures.
According to the friend, these issues seemed
to make him anti-social, especially knowing the stigma attached to
seizures in the country.
The friend who pleaded anonymity, wrote to LIB saying, "Hi
LIB, the deceased was my friend and I will like to remain anonymous
pls. Dr. Orji was an introvert because he was a sickler and he suffered
from seizure attacks thus, he preferred keeping to himself.
"The
social stigma (from the recurrent seizure attacks) was too high for him
to bear. He used a driver because the seizure can come at any time.
"He
wanted to do residency in Surgery so he could become a Consultant, he
wrote the exam and passed but was denied the opportunity because
Hospital management felt he could not cope with the stress.
"He
wasn't really on social media because he was quite antisocial thus, his
profile and pictures were not on the internet. So from all indications,
i think it was a case of severe depression that was poorly managed
thus, he felt hopeless due to his challenges and decided to end it in a
Lagoon."
As earlier reported, Dr. Orji was said to
have jumped into the Third Mainland Bridge Lagoon along the Adekunle
axis shortly after receiving a call. He reportedly told his driver to
pull up and walked out of Sports Utility Vehicle and jumped into the
lagoon on the evening of the day.
The mother of the deceased, Chinyere Orji, has refused to believe that her son is dead and insists that he will be rescued alive.
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