A final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo state has reportedly committed suicide after he allegedly had a spillover in one of his courses.
The student who was identified as Ephraim Imaghodor was said to have jumped from a three storey building of the faculty of arts in the university.
He reportedly died on the spot after crashing at the base of the tall building.
The incident in coming one month after a 21-year-old student of the University, Christabel Buoro drank substance suspected to be insecticides (sniper).
Christabel had reportedly taken her life after she was jilted by her lover.
Reacting, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Michael Osasuyi, said the death of the final year student’s is pathetic.
He said: ”the information we had was that a spillover student fell from up stair. In any case it’s so pathetic that this kind of incident happened.
”We have contacted his family and the security is investigating the incident to unravel if it was a case of suicide or otherwise”.
