Ui student dies after ingesting insecticide on campus
A 300-level medical student at the University of Ibadan has died after consuming an insecticide. The student was discovered by a fellow student in a disoriented state at Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall and later admitted to ingesting the substance. He was taken to the hospital but did not survive, according to the University College Hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi. The incident has sparked renewed warnings about insensitive suicide-related content on social media.
What happened
- A 300-level University of Ibadan medical student died after ingesting Sniper insecticide.
- The student was found foaming at the mouth and admitted to consuming the substance before losing consciousness.
- He was taken to Jaja Clinic and then transferred to the University College Hospital, where he was placed on life support but did not survive.
- Funmi Adetuyibi, UCH Public Relations Officer, confirmed the death and the student’s admission of ingesting Sniper.
- The advocacy group, Suicide Is No Solution Initiative, condemned suicide-themed skits on social media following the incident.
