Friends and family of a former Makere University Student, Arthur Basalirwa, are reeling in shock after he took his own life following a bitter break-up with his fiance. Although it is not clear how the former business student killed himself, Basalirwa is said to have shown tell tale signs of depression through his Facebook posts.
In one of the posts shared on Wednesday, March 20, Basalirwa shared a video clip of a song which he claimed its first verse had a message for his followers. “Go ahead and call me a coward and say I’m not strong, Because I’m not like you,” goes the first stanza of the song I’m sorry by Joyner Lucas. Two hours later Basalirwa, posted a screenshot from a WhatsApp chat, this time dedicated to a specific person identified as D.
“Hi D. You will always ask yourself if you had sent me a more meaningful text. These are your last words to me. Goodbye D,” he said. Further reports indicated in the WhatsApp chat he shared, Basalirwa seemed to have undergone a rough breakup with his girlfriend. According to them, he was planning his marriage, after visiting his fiance’s parents at a traditional ceremony.
“I am sorry but it’s too late, I’m sorry, too much weighing on me I don’t wanna live to see another day,” Basalirwa posted to his Whatsapp status earlier. However, these cries for help went unnoticed, with only a simple bambi as a comment from one of his friends, until hours later when others learnt about his sudden death. As tributes continue pouring on his Facebook account, one of his followers, Shamim Nagawa is a sign that Basalirwa had for long dealt with suicidal thoughts since 2017.