By Dedeigbo Ayodeji
Residents of Okija, Anambra, were thrown into disarray on Friday, after two lovers committed suicide.
The duo, who are yet to be identified, took their lives after their parents kicked against their marriage.
The lovers, in a suicide note they titled; “Racism in Disguise” said their parents rejected their marriage because one of them is an osu (outcast) while the other is an ohu (free born).
In their suicide note, they asked the question; “How can we separate after 6 solid years of dating and getting acquainted which each other?”
Going further, the lovers lamented; “We have already struggled to secure a better future together.
“Now that things are are gradually turning around for us, they are saying we can’t get married because of Osu and Ohu caste system.
“All because of an ancient believe that has been abolished in other villages.
“The people of Okija chose to live in the past all because of ignorance.
“Why would human beings discriminate all because of the ignorance of our forefathers?”
“Why would we keep suffering for what we know nothing about, for something we didn’t do.” the lovers queried.
