The Management of the University of Ilorin has denied reports that one
of its students, Adigun Emmanuel, committed suicide recently because he
failed his project.In a statement signed and released by its Director of
Corporate Affairs of the university, Kunle Akogun, said that
investigation into Adigun's death, shows that he died as a result of
drug abuse. The news of Adigun's death went viral on Tuesday December
4th after it was widely reported that the student of the Faculty of
Agriculture, committed suicide in his apartment at Oke Odo Area of
Ilorin, Kwara State after he was made to repeat his final year project
for the second time. Adigun told his friends that he was accused of
plagiarizing his project work. As a result, he wasn't allowed to
graduate with his mates. This led him into depression and he allegedly
locked himself in his room on Thursday, 29th of November, and drank a
pesticide called Sniper. The school's director of Corporate Affairs
however said that the university after carrying out its investigation,
has discovered that late Adigun took his own life as an eventual
culmination of his drug addiction. According to Akogun, Adigun took to
drug abuse as a way to deal with his prolonged depression. He said the
deceased told his friends that it was his younger sister that was
sponsoring his education and that it would be very shameful for him to
go back to her the second time to tell her that he failed his project
defecence which is compulsory for any student to pass before
graduation.“Some close friends of the late Mr. Adigun revealed that the
obviously depressed student had unsuccessfully attempted suicide thrice,
having publicly expressed profound regrets on many occasions,” he
said.Akogun said the deceased had a Cumulative Grade Point Average of
2.72 and failed results in seven different courses.The school's
management added that the media reports that the suicide had something
to do with the deceased’s academic challenges at the University of
Ilorin were false.Student committed suicide due to drug addiction, not project failure ”UNILORIN management clarifies
The Management of the University of Ilorin has denied reports that one
of its students, Adigun Emmanuel, committed suicide recently because he
failed his project.In a statement signed and released by its Director of
Corporate Affairs of the university, Kunle Akogun, said that
investigation into Adigun's death, shows that he died as a result of
drug abuse. The news of Adigun's death went viral on Tuesday December
4th after it was widely reported that the student of the Faculty of
Agriculture, committed suicide in his apartment at Oke Odo Area of
Ilorin, Kwara State after he was made to repeat his final year project
for the second time. Adigun told his friends that he was accused of
plagiarizing his project work. As a result, he wasn't allowed to
graduate with his mates. This led him into depression and he allegedly
locked himself in his room on Thursday, 29th of November, and drank a
pesticide called Sniper. The school's director of Corporate Affairs
however said that the university after carrying out its investigation,
has discovered that late Adigun took his own life as an eventual
culmination of his drug addiction. According to Akogun, Adigun took to
drug abuse as a way to deal with his prolonged depression. He said the
deceased told his friends that it was his younger sister that was
sponsoring his education and that it would be very shameful for him to
go back to her the second time to tell her that he failed his project
defecence which is compulsory for any student to pass before
graduation.“Some close friends of the late Mr. Adigun revealed that the
obviously depressed student had unsuccessfully attempted suicide thrice,
having publicly expressed profound regrets on many occasions,” he
said.Akogun said the deceased had a Cumulative Grade Point Average of
2.72 and failed results in seven different courses.The school's
management added that the media reports that the suicide had something
to do with the deceased’s academic challenges at the University of
Ilorin were false.
