Tobias Sylvester
A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Adegoke Adeyemi has allegedly committed suicide after failing his exam.
Kwara Student Commit Suicide
It was gathered that Adeyemi was said to have hanged himself after he failed his promotion exam from SS1 to SS2 and was asked to repeat the class.
Kwara command police spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, in a statement on Wednesday night, said the student’s lifeless body was seen hanging on a tree behind Ariya garden hotel in Offa on Tuesday.
Ajayi said, “The victim who was later identified as Adegoke Adeyemi ‘M’ aged 17years, a student of Offa grammar school, who was believed to have hanged himself as a result of his failure to pass his promotion examination from SS1 to SS 2, which necessitated his being asked to repeat the class.
“Information was recieved by the Divisional Police Officer, Offa, at about 15:34hours of 2/8/2022 to the effect that, a boy’s lifeless body was seen hanging on a tree behind Ariya garden hotel, Offa. A team of police men from the Divisional headquarters was swiftly drafted to the scene.
“The corpse of the deceased student was removed from a tree behind Ariya Garden Hotel, Offa, by a team of policemen from the Divisional Police Headquarters, Offa, at about 15.34hours on Tuesday.
“The corpse was taken to the Offa General Hospital for autopsy, while an investigation has been launched into the matter.”
KanyiDaily had also reported how a young banker, Nwokorie Nnamdi Godson, killed himself in Delta State after posting a suicide on his social media page.
