A hundred level student of the Department of Entrepreneurship of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Treasure Salako was on Thursday confirmed dead in circumstances which suggested she had committed suicide.
Detectives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) of Osun State Police Command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Osogbo on Thursday, noting that investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of the student have began.
She said the cause of the death was yet to be ascertained as of press time, adding that a team of detectives are already working round the clock to unravel the cause.
“The deceased, Treasure Salako, a 100 Level female student from the Department of Entrepreneur, had been declared missing.
“Her body was found on Wednesday, June 14, in an uncompleted building in Lagere area of Ile-Ife.
“Beside her was found a bottle of sniper,suspected to have been used.
“It is unclear if the student actually took her own life willingly or it was case of planned assassination/ rituals,” the PPRO said.
IFECITYBLOG gathered that the sad news of death of the lady thrown the institution into confusion.
Confirming the incident earlier in a statement, the institution's Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju described it as very unfortunate.
"It is very unfortunate that OAU lost a promising student. We have lost a part one student, a promising young lady, to what was alleged to be suicide. Although it happened outside campus, we are not happy that we could lose such a person under such a circumstance.
"The university under the administration of Vice-chancellor Professor Simeon Bamire is pained that a student of that tender age could resolve to such a thing.
“We appeal to Nigerians to be our brothers’ keepers. The filler we are getting is that she has suffered depression and people around her knew all this. They ought to have referred her to someone elderly or someone who could be of help to her on psyco-emotional issues.
“We sympathize with ourselves, especially the parent who lost a young future bright lady. I want to admonish that this world is filled with ups and downs.
“Emotional, psychological, academic frustrations should not make anyone to resolve in taking his or her life.
“Her remains have been evacuated and we involved the police", Olanrewaju stated.
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