SThe police command in Ogun on Tuesday said, a 400-level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Adaeze Jaja, has allegedly committed suicide in a hotel.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) , Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Odutola explained that the 31-year-old died in a hotel room.
She said that the student was reported to have been found lying unconscious in the room and foaming in the mouth with an empty bottle of Sniper beside her.
Odutola explained that the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Officer, Ago Iwoye Division, on January 27 at 7:30 a.m.
“The Director of Be-Happy Hotel in Ago Iwoye, Oduniyi Adelaja, came to the police station and reported that at about 6:00am on the day, he received information from one Adebayo Israel, a staff member of the hotel.
” Israel said that Adaeze Jaja, a 31-year-old female and a 400-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago Iwoye, 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,” the PPRO said.
Odutola said that the scene of the crime was visited and the empty Sniper bottle was recovered.
She stated further that the body of the student had been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University mortuary for an autopsy.
The PPRO added that the Divisional Crime Branch (DCB) had begun an investigation into the case while the institution authority had been notified.
