{
  "id": 16281547,
  "title": "I contemplated suicide after losing my job, faced hardship – Auchi poly graduate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/i-contemplated-suicide-after-losing-my-job-faced-hardship-auchi-poly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/i-contemplated-suicide-after-losing-my-job-faced-hardship-auchi-poly-graduate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tosin Longe, a 40-year-old computer science graduate from Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State, shares his struggles after losing his job eight years ago. Born with a disability affecting his left leg, Longe has been using crutches since childhood. He explains that he faced numerous challenges growing up, often needing assistance from his mother to perform everyday tasks.\n\nLonge's condition led to discrimination, as people often looked down on him and refused to help him. He describes how he now sleeps in the corridor of a friend's apartment, as he cannot afford housing due to his inability to pay bills. His only source of income is learning shoemaking, a skill he acquired over two years to help support himself. Longe is now seeking public assistance to open his own workshop and generate income from his business. Despite his hardships, Longe remains determined, turning to his pastor for support and expressing his desire for public help to overcome his situation.",
  "summary": "An Auchi Polytechnic graduate, Tosin Longe, narrates the hardship and discrimination he has faced since losing his job eight years ago, leading to suicidal Read More: https://punchng.com/i-contemplated-suicide-after-losing-my-job-faced-hardship-auchi-poly-graduate/",
  "key_points": [
    "Tosin Longe, 40, Auchi Polytechnic graduate with leg disability",
    "Faced job loss, discrimination, and housing affordability issues",
    "Learns shoemaking, seeks public assistance for workshop"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Longe’s struggle highlights how the intersection of physical disability and unemployment creates a cycle of poverty that forces even skilled graduates into extreme housing instability and total dependency.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}