A National Diploma 1 student of the Civil Engineering Department at the Polytechnic, Offa, Ridwan Ajiboye, has reportedly committed suicide by drinking some quantity of insecticide.
Ajiboye, who was the son of a traditional title holder in Iragbiji in the Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, decided to end his life after he was allegedly embarrassed by one of his lecturers, who gave him some handouts to sell to his course mates.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer, Students Union Government of the polytechnic, Olayinka Owolabi, said, “Some of his neighbours heard his cry and rushed to his room where they met him gasping for air. He was taken to hospital but he eventually died.
“They said he took poisonous substance but we do not know what he took and nobody can say why he took the substance.”
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According to Owolabi, the remains of the student had since been buried at his hometown, adding that his parents said they were not interested in investigating the circumstances that surrounded his death.
Just a few days after Ajiboye’s death, another ND student of the Estate Management Department, Maryam Fasasi, reportedly attempted suicide.
Fasasi, who reportedly drank a popular insecticide, sniper, but she was rescued and revived at a hospital.
She was said to have been taken to hospital where she was treated and was discharged on Saturday.
It was gathered that Maryam misplaced N45,000 which was the proceeds from handouts given to her to sell by one of her lecturers and she attempted to kill herself because of this.
The Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Mr Olayinka Iroye, also confirmed Ajiboye’s case, saying the management of the polytechnic took him to some hospitals “but he eventually died.”