EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 24-year-old girl in Adamawa state tragically took her own life after her boyfriend chose to end their relationship.
Jemima Shetima Balami, a second-year diploma student on industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television (ATV) Yola, drank a substance suspected to be rat poison, resulting in her untimely demise.
EDITOR’S PICKS
- Trailer Driver Falls Off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Bridge In Lone Accident
- Tinubu Deploys 140 Officials To Monitor Performance Of Ministers
- Subsidy Removal: Sanwo-Olu Ends 25% Transport Rebate In Lagos
Jemima, a Mass Communication student of Federal Polytechnic Mubi, reportedly received the breakup news while visiting her boyfriend, believed to be a lecturer at Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola.
Sources said that she killed herself because she could not accept the breakup.
Jemima who hails from Garkida, in the Gombi local government area of Adamawa state, passed away in her home at Vinikilang, close to ATV Yola, where she was completing her industrial attachment.
Jemima was said to be the only daughter of her father, who unfortunately had to inform the police of her tragic demise.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Nguroje confirmed the incident on Monday, January 29, saying that while Jemima’s father simply stated a case of suicide, a separate source brought in the matter of Jemima’s soured relationship.
Nguroje said: “The father of Jamima reported that she committed suicide by taking a deadly substance. Another version had it that she visited her boyfriend, a lecturer at Modibbo Adama University Yola and was told to quit the relationship. Angered by the news of exiting her boyfriend, the deceased took poison.”
FURTHER READING
- Plateau State In Crisis: Escalating Violence Needs Urgent Federal Intervention
- Tinubu Appoints Rector For Nasarawa Poly
- ‘We Killed Civilians In Nasarawa’ – Air Chief Seeks Forgiveness
The PPRO assured that police operatives would diligently investigate the matter for necessary details.
Click to watch our video of the week
Discover more from EkoHotBlog
Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611