Map of Western Equatoria State. (Courtesy).

A 40-year-old man in Yambio has died after shooting himself over a debt of SSP 40,000, Gangura Payam Administrator has said.

Gangura Payam Administrator, Minangera Moses says the deceased identified as Botrus Wamite shot himself last week with a homemade gun.

Moses says he was rushed for treatment but succumbed to the bullet wound at Lutheran Clinic in Yambio.

Moses confirmed the incident to Eye Radio on Tuesday.

“He [Wamite] went up to the bush from there. He shot himself with that gun but he did not die automatically that day, He passed away after spending seven days in the hospital. This is the fourth time he tried to take his life,” Moses told Eye Radio.

“The reason I am hearing from people who were with him is that he was talking on the phone and that person was talking about the money he [Wamite] borrowed from him so that he can refund.

“From there he [Wamite] told the person that he will not get the money and this is the last word he was heard saying. So this is the information I got that it is the problem concerning money. The figure is 40,000 [ssp] this is what I got.”