UNIOSUN Undergraduate Takes Own Life After Asking ‘Why Do People Commit Suicide’

 
A 23-year-old student of the Osun State University, Juba Orisajafor, has committed suicide.

Orisajafor, who was a 100-level student of the university, was said to have gulped a bottle of Sniper-a deadly insecticide- and died after that.

He was said to have been found lying unconscious in front of his hostel after digesting the substance.

The student reportedly died on Tuesday a few hours after preaching against suicide on WhatsApp.

His post on WhatsApp read, “Often time I ask myself, Why do people commit suicide? Perhaps because they’ve got no one to encourage, motivate or guide them or because they felt there is no solution to whatever problem they are going through. Perhaps they forgot there’s more to enjoy when there’s life (hope) is not lost.”

Some students of the university said they were shocked to hear that Orisajafor committed suicide. They said he did not look worried prior to the unfortunate incident.

The Police Public Relations Officer, in Osun State, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident.

She said a bottle of Sniper was recovered from the scene and the deceased was taken to hospital where doctors certified him dead.

“We visited the scene where the victim was lying unconscious and later confirmed dead by a doctor at Catholic Hospital Oluyoro Apomu. An empty bottle of sniper was recovered and the body of the deceased was deposited in a morgue for autopsy,” she said.

The Public Relations Officer of UNIOSUN, Mr Adesoji Ademola, told journalists that the reason for Orisajafor’s alleged suicide was not.known to them.