NooseA 17-year-old student of the Offa Grammar School in Kwara State, Adegoke Adeyemi, has allegedly committed suicide after failing to gain promotion from Senior Secondary One to Two (SSI to SSII).
Adegoke, who was found hanging on a tree, reportedly decided to take his own life because of shame of watching his other colleagues get promoted, while he remained at the same level.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said it was true.
“The victim, Adegoke Adeyemi, 17, a student of Offa Grammar School, was believed to have hanged himself as a result of his failure to pass his promotion examination from SSS 1 to SSS 2, which necessitated his being asked to repeat the class.
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“Information was received by the Divisional Police Officer, Offa, around 3.34pm on August 2, 2022, to the effect that a boy’s lifeless body was seen hanging on a tree behind Ariya Garden Hotel, Offa. A team of policemen from the divisional headquarters was swiftly drafted to the scene.
“The corpse of the deceased student was removed from the tree by a team of policemen from the divisional police headquarters, Offa.
“The corpse was taken to the Offa General Hospital for an autopsy, while an investigation has been launched into the matter.”
In another development, the police spokesman said the command made a breakthrough in the arrest of a notorious cultist, Monday Ojoagbu, who had been on the wanted list of the police.
He said the suspect and other members of his gang were on a mission to carry out another attack when he was arrested.
Ajayi said while others escaped, Ojoagbu was apprehended by the police at a supermarket where the gang was traced to around 6pm on Tuesday.
“One locally-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from the suspect,” he added.