Varsity student hangs self outside campus
Police have confirmed that a 300-level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Olona Oluwapelumi, has committed suicide at his residence in the Aule Area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
According to Punch News, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said the incident was reported to the police who confirmed it to be a suicide case before depositing the corpse in the morgue.
She, however, said investigation has started to unravel the reasons behind his action.
The deceased student popularly called ‘Black’ was said to be in the Department of Industrial Design at the university.
He was said to have hanged himself in his room outside the campus.
A source in the school stated that the deceased’s friends on Saturday went to his room and discovered it was locked. After several calls without response, the door was broken and he was found hanged.
The Students’ Union Government of the school in a statement, signed by its President, Jesunifemi Asoore, also confirmed the incident.
The statement partly read, “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of our colleague and friend, Olona Oluwapelumi, popularly known as ‘Tart Angle’, who died on Saturday, January 21, 2023.
When contacted, the Head of the Media and Protocols Unit of the institution, Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, confirmed the incident and said he would avail more information after the ongoing investigation.
