A popular Lagos State socialite, Farida Abdulkabir popularly known as Farida Sobowale, has explained why she wanted to plunge into a lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
Abdulkabir who is also the owner of House of Phreedah cited frustrations, a failed marriage, and many others as what propelled her action on Thursday night.
Though , Farida Sobowale, has apologized to her immediate family especially her children for taken such step and put them into psychological trauma. She explained how love forced her into the deadly attempt.
She said: “I am so sorry for putting my children in such a position. I would not have forgiven myself if I had abandoned them after committing suicide.”
Report filtered around how Farida Sobowale, the owner of House of Phareedah Bodycare and Spa, was rescued from jumping into the Lagoon by Lagosians on Thursday.
She reportedly parked her Lexus SUV at the extension of the Third Mainland Bridge, and made an attempt to dive into the lagoon, before some Lagosians alighted from their vehicles and held her.
In a viral video, the beautician wore black attire and sobbed profusely as she was held by the individuals who restrained her from jumping off the bridge.
A couple of Lagos residents came to the rescue of the owner of House of Phareedah Bodycare and Spa, Mrs Farida Sobowale, as in an attempted suicide mission of jumping into a lagoon on
Explaining her action in an audio that has also gone viral, Farida Sobowale blamed it on love.
Sobowale said her N100 million marriage with another Lagos socialite, Demola Okulaja, crashed after two months.
Farida Sobowale said: “Friends and families warned me not to go into the marriage. They told me that the man only wanted my money but I was recalcitrant.
“It was love that pushed me into this. He told me that he was going to be with me, make me have children for him.
I am so sorry for putting my children in such a position. I would not have forgiven myself if I had abandoned them after committing suicide.
I have forgiven my ex-husband. May God provide him with another wife,” she added.
Things to know about the Lagos socialite whose two-month-old marriage crashed as revealed in a viral video she posted online.
-Farida Abdulkabir is the owner of the House of Phreedah Body Care, Spa and Salon.
– She got married to a Lagos socialite, Demola Okulaja, on June 2, 2023, after her first marriage crashed.
-The wedding was said to be valued at N100 million with hundreds of celebrities and socialites gracing the occasion.
-She reportedly cut ties with everyone and went ahead to marry the man whom she thought was the love of her lif
-She said she married the man out of love.
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