DELSU dropout commits suicide at Abraka
By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba
A female student of the Delta state University (DELSU), Abraka, who is reported to have dropped out from the institution has committed suicide at her Abraka residence in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.
Giving details of the incident on Monday, a source from the Abraka Police Station on condition of anonymity, gave the name of the former student as Tejiri Direia, aged 21.
According to the source the said victim was alleged to have consumed a poisonous substance which led to her death.
“She locked herself inside her apartment and consumed the poisonous substance. Her neighbours had to break into her apartment when they started perceiving an offensive odour from her room.
“Beside her lifeless body was a can of an empty insecticide. Her parents were immediately contacted and that was when it was discovered that she had since dropped out from the university and we believe she was forced to end her life out of frustration,” the source added.
Efforts to speak with the DELSU Public Relations Officer, Freeborn Aganbi were fruitless before going to press.
Another source disclosed that the late Tejiri, who is supposed to be a 300 level student of the Department of Nursing had also enlisted for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME).
