Feranmi Fasunle, a 200-level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State has committed suicide.
Fasunle, 20-year-old, Department of Political Science was reported to have taken a poisonous chemical which resulted in her death on Wednesday night.
According to a source from the university community, the deceased took the poison in her room and started gasping for breath.
She was later rushed to the school’s health centre but was later referred to the Federal Medical Center, Owo where she gave up the ghost early Thursday.
The Head of Media and Protocols of institution, Victor Akinpelumi, who disclosed this expressed sadness on the incident, noting that the reasons for her action remained unknown.
He, however, said her action had nothing to do with a failed relationship.
Akinpelumi said, “It is true that she committed suicide. We have not been officially briefed but the only details we have is that she took sniper and she was later rushed to the state health center and from there she was referred to the Federal Medical Centre in Owo.
“The bad incident happened on Wednesday and we have not carried out our findings to ascertain if she committed suicide over relationship issues but from what we gathered she had no boyfriend.
“The doctor, who spoke with me, said those who brought her said they were closed to her and that she was not involved in any relationship. So, why she did that to herself is what we are yet to know.
“We will further react if we later know why she took that decision to take her own life.”