Suicide survivor Mustafa Lule (L) together with Gerald Mwebe (R), founder and Senior Pastor of Streams of Life Church in Kampala, Uganda who led him to Christ. (Courtesy Photo)
Mustapha Lule, the 20-year-old boy, who jumped off Mabirizi Complex, a five-storied structure in Kampala city, has this week been reported to have a serious skull-base complication following his attempted suicide in September 2016.
Mustapha has for the last 3 years been under the care of Mr James Alemi, a car diagnostic and repair expert located in Najjera, Kampala.
“We may lose him any moment from now,” Mr James announced on Monday, adding that the suicide jumper now suffers from constant bleeding from his ear.
Mr James urged that Mustapha needs to undergo more Xray scans to examine his internal body structures.
“I guess he has a cracked skull following his attempted suicide in September that year from the highest floor of Mabirizi complex on Kampala road. His left side of the brain is affected and he now suffers from constant bleeding from his ear. This has now resulted into a hearing impairment. I can not do more than what I have done. I have shs. 63m in unpaid debts and building my garage and now I am at a point of only taking care of his bare essentials not costly medical bills,” Mr James said.
As Uganda Christian News reported in 2016, Mustapha gave his life to Jesus following the miraculous survival of the horrific ordeal. He fell on top of a vehicle, which was parked outside Mabirizi Complex, injuring his head.
At the time, doctors said he had suffered trauma but his bones remained largely intact except for a fracture on his left arm.
Speaking to UG Christian News that time, Pr Gerald Mwebe, who led Lule through the salvation prayer, described their interaction as an “amazing divine connection.”
Mustapha appeared on national TV saying that he was a troubled soul, deeply distressed after losing his tailoring job in the city. He also expressed deep regret at his actions.
Suicide attempt is publishable by Law in Uganda however, for Lule’s case, police decided to “look the other way”, as Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Emillian Kayima confirmed on 19th September , 2016. They however told him to go for rehabilitation.
