Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond, a.k.a. Destalker, is a Nigerian comedian who has been frank about his struggle with depression and how it drove him to consider suicide.
He said that he was unable to find employment following his graduation from college and turned to commercial motorcycling.
The comedian said that his sadness was caused by his failure to find a profitable job or make progress in his profession, as well as difficulties from family members.
DesTalker stated on the most recent Afrobeats Podcast episode: “I graduated with a degree in Public Administration but couldn’t get a job. So I started doing okada [commercial motorcyclist]. But the truth is, I already had it on my mind that I don’t want to work for anybody. You must have a blueprint of what you want to become even though the country has its own blueprint waiting for you.
“I was struggling. It wasn’t easy. There were a lot of distractions and it got to a point where I was suicidal. I attempted suicide three times. I think nobody has heard this part of me. That was when I realised that even I can’t take my life. I now believed that when you’re suicidal, your miracle is close. The devil doesn’t just want you to attain it. The closer you are to your destiny, the difficult the challenges. That was my story.”
