A 400-level optometry student of Abia State University has been confirmed dead after jumping down from a three-storey building. He was reported to be on drugs when he jumped from his lodge called Favour Lodge located off the campus on Saturday evening.
Reports by students revealed that the deceased, identified as Francis Chibuike, took hard drugs known as Colorado and was unable to contain its effect.
His friends reportedly locked him in the room and went in search of cassava flakes known as garri to restore him back to consciousness, but the deceased went through the balcony and jumped down from the building with blood gushing out from his head before they returned.
The Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the institution, Navy Commander ThankGod Evulobi (retired), confirming the incident, described it as one of the consequences of hard drugs. According to him, the deceased, who is from Imo State, drugged himself and told his friends that he was going out only for him to jump out from the window.
He said he was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
The CSO said that the parents of the student had already come to identify him and carried the corpse after meeting with the police.
He decried the effect of hard drugs among youths and advised parents to monitor the activities of their children.
“These youths begin to consume hard drugs right from secondary school and when they come to the university they become uncontrollable.
“We have continued to educate our students on the dangers of the hard drugs but some of them feel they are big boys. It’s unfortunate and parents need to do more especially when they are in secondary school.
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