A
final year Agricultural Economics student of the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka (UNN) was found dead in his off-campus hostel on Sunday.
The
late Tobechukwu Okeke allegedly committed suicide over financial
challenges. No suicide note was found in his room, but his mates said the late Tobechukwu had lately expressed frustration over financial challenges.
His
mates in the department were seen standing in groups, discussing the
incident in hush tones. There was no lecture held for the final year
students because of the incident.
Elizabeth
Agwu, the deceased’s classmates, described him “easy-going and
hardworking student”. She said: “He was popular in the department,
because people saw him as a nice guy. He made people laugh and he was
one of the best players in the department’s and faculty’s football
teams.”
The late Tobechukwu was absent for lecture for two weeks, a
development that left his colleagues wondering what could be happening,
because he was said to have been attending lectures regularly.
Elizabeth
said: “Last week, Tobechukwu called one of our classmates to beg them
for money. We don’t know the reason he committed suicide, because he was
doing very well in his studies.”
The body was evacuated from the room by a group of men and taken away in a Sienna saloon car at 7:30pm on Sunday.