UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA FINAL YEAR STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE

“I have chosen Jo Nketaih’s poem as my suicide note: “They said you came looking for me. I don’t drown, I was the water. Where do atheists go when they die! Lol. Amen”, the deceased emphasized on the suicide note

Penpushing further reports that, Akachi was said to have on May 12 posted on his Facebook that “My mental health has been on life support for a while now. Thanks to those who call. Text. Visit. Speak to me.

‘May we always remember; May we never forget. You may have added a few hours, months or days to my time here. But you know life support is expensive right? Thank you for trying. Amen”, he wrote

Penpushing also reports that, senior security personnel in the University Security Department, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident, adding that the report was brought to them on Monday morning.

The security personnel said this was not the first time Akachi wanted to commit suicide, recalling that on two occasions, he had drunk kerosene and petrol to kill himself but was rescued, adding that,“but on Monday he drank Sniper and was rushed to UNN Medical Centre first, but was later moved to UNTH Enugu, where he was confirmed dead.

Penpushing reports that, the Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident describing it as “pathetic and unfortunate. The suicide of a UNN 400 level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies on Monday is pathetic and unfortunate. Police will investigate circumstances surrounding the suicide.”

The police spokesman said the deceased was discovered by some passersby, who reportedly saw him in a state of coma, adding that the people, mainly students, raised alarm before he was rushed to, University of Nigeria, Nsukka(UNN) Federal Medical Centre.

Penpushing further reports that, Amaraizu said,it was further learnt that he was later moved to University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla Enugu, where he was confirmed dead by doctors on duty.