- The Police Spokesperson said the body of the student has been taken to the OOU Teaching Hospital mortuary for an autopsy.
- She added that the police Divisional Crime Branch (DCB) had commenced investigation into the case, while the institution’s authorities had been notified.
Adaeze Jaja, a 400-level female student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), allegedly killed herself in a hotel room in Ago-Iwoye with the insecticide Sniper, according to the Police Command in Ogun.
According to police spokeswoman Omolola Odutola, the victim was discovered unconscious, frothing at the mouth, and with an empty Sniper bottle next to her in her chamber.
Odutola, on January 27, the incident was reported to the Ago-Iwoye division’s divisional police officer.
“The Director of Be-Happy Hotel in Ago-Iwoye, Oduniyi Adelaja, came to the police station and reported that at about 6 a. m. on the day, he received information from one Adebayo Israel, a staff member of the hotel,” she said.
“Israel said that Adaeze was found lying unconscious and foaming in the mouth on a freezer.
“An empty bottle of Sniper was found beside her, and she was immediately rushed to Best Care Hospital and later transferred to Love and Care Hospital in Ago-Iwoye, where she was confirmed dead.”
Odutola said the body of the student has been taken to the OOU Teaching Hospital mortuary for an autopsy.
She added that the police Divisional Crime Branch (DCB) had commenced investigation into the case, while the institution’s authorities had been notified.