Police Confirm Death Of Female NYSC Member Who Committed Suicide In Enugu

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Sunday, January 12th, 2020

From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu, Nigeria

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Police Command is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a serving National Youth Service Corp NYSC member in the State, identified as Miss Bolufemi Princess Motunrayo, who allegedly committed suicide after drinking Sniper insecticide at the weekend.

Confirming the incident on Saturday in Enugu, the State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ebere Amaraizu, described the incident as unfortunate.

The deceased , a Batch ‘C’ Corps member who was doing her primary assignment at Girls Secondary School, Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South council Area of Enugu State took her life on Friday, January 10, 2020, after she drank a substance suspected to be snipper.

It was gathered that the late Motunrayo, who hailed from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State and a graduate of Banking and Finance from Prince Abubakar Audu University formally called Kogi State University was reported to have taken two bottles of snippers.

The late Corp member, it was learnt, had before committing suicide dropped a short note that read, “I did this because I see nothing worth living for in this world.”

Amaraizu, said: “the incident has to do with the taking of snipper insecticide by one Bolufemi Moturayo Yetunde, a female corper from Kogi State but, doing her service with Girls High School, Ibeagwa-Aka, Igboeze South L.G.A on 10/1/2020.

According to the Enugu police Spokesman, “she was later rushed to the hospital where the doctor confirmed her dead,” adding that the command would carry out a full scale investigation on the incident.