The University College Hospital, Ibadan has been thrown into mourning after an unidentified 300-level medical student committed su!cide by ingesting a harmful substance on Sunday night, March 1.
The UCH Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi, who confirmed the sad incident, said
“The boy passed away on Sunday evening. The student was brought in based on the report that he consumed Sn!per, and the UCH responded accordingly. Sadly, he did not survive.”
The deceased was found lying lifeless on the ground floor of Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, foaming at the mouth and disoriented. The victim reportedly admitted to ingesting the insecticide identified as Sniper, before losing consciousness.
He was rushed to Jaja Clinic where he was initially stabilised with oxygen and intravenous fluids before being transferred to the UCH’s emergency unit, where he was placed on life support.
The student’s parents who reside in Akure, Ondo State, were called to the hospital before his de@th. While the parents insinuated that he might have been poisoned, the roommates insisted that the deceased had admitted to ingesting the insecticide and noted that he had recently become withdrawn, rarely attended classes, and had been avoiding calls from his parents.