The Obafemi Awolowo University student, Dipo Ige who was reported last week to have committed suicide due to being jilted by his lover, may actually have died due to other reasons.
Several sources have claimed that his death was related to his academics, and details of the suicide note show that Ige who did have a misunderstanding with his girlfriend did not want her to be blamed for his death.
A portion of the note read, “As I plan to end my life, please bury my books with me. My reason for this action is best known to me. Please don’t blame my girlfriend (name withheld). She knows nothing about this. Share my properties accordingly to…”
It also emerged that prior to carrying out the suicide act, Ige sent a text to his mother stating that he was about to kill himself, however due to the bad network provided by telecommunications companies in the country, the message was not delivered till over 1 hour later.
These same companies were recently asked to pay a fine of over N600 million for poor service by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Only Etisalat was not fined by the NCC.
When his mother finally received the message it was too late.
A close friend of the deceased said, “That day about 9pm, Ige sent a text message to his mum. He told her to come to Ile-Ife immediately, adding that any delay could mean that the mum would meet him dead.
“When she eventually got the message around 10pm, she immediately alerted his close friend, Bola Okiji, to check on him. Unfortunately, Okiji was not in Ile-Ife, he was at Ilesha.
“The mum sent another lady living close to him to check him. The lady met Ige’s door locked. She peeped through the key hole and saw Ige, who appeared lifeless. She screamed, broke the door and raised the alarm, which attracted the neighbours.”