Police Begin Investigation into UNN Undergraduate Suicide

Posted by African Examiner Enugu, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Friday, December 2nd, 2016

By Ignatius Okpara

ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu State Police Command has begun a full scale investigation into the alleged suicide by a final year student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the deceased, Mr Tobechukwu Okeke, was a final year student of Agriculture Economics and hails from Enugu State.

According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amarizu and made available to newsmen in Enugu, Okeke was seen in his room lifeless, with a blue rope on his neck hung on the ceiling fan’s hook on November 27th 2016.

The Command disclosed that a note written by the deceased to his friends and relations was found at the scene of the alleged suicide.

“Some of the excerpts from the note read as follows: “I got it all wrong when I rejected Jesus, God gave me wisdom, God gave me all I needed to succeed. I rejected Him.

“My fellow gamblers, I am sorry; my fellow lions, I am sorry; my family, I let you all down,” the note concluded.

Amarizu, said that the remains of the late student had been deposited at the Bishop Shanahan Hospital Mortuary, in Nsukka, while investigation is still ongoing.