Richard Ginika Izuora
A 100 level student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Imo State Daniel Uchenna Nwafor, has reportedly committed suicide.
The 18-year-old was a student of the department of Chemistry in FUTO.
His body was discovered dangling on a rope in his lodge at Umuchima in the Ihiagwa area of Owerri, the state capital; on Tuesday, February 23.
Sources said that the 18-year-old recently returned to the lodge with his mother, who stayed with him for some days before leaving.
Two days after her departure; Nwafor who was said to be unwell and in pain, was found dead. He left a suicide note for his mother.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the institution, Uche Nwaelue, said;
“Somebody brought the picture to me though I have not visited the scene but I wonder why an 18-year-old person would take his life.”
The spokesperson of the State Police Command Orlando Ikeokwu, who also confirmed the incident; said Nwafor’s body has been taken to the mortuary.
“I can confirm the report to be true.
It happened and the body has been taken to the mortuary.” Ikeokwu said.
Until his demise, Uchenna was described as an intelligent and witty young man.