Jemima Shetima-Balami, a Mass Communication student at the Federal Polytechnic in Mubi, Adamawa State, has reportedly committed.
According to current information, the 24-year-old student committed herself after breaking up with her partner.
The event occurred in Shetima-Balami’s house in Vinikilang, also known as Hayin Gada, which is located in the state’s Girei Local Government Area.
She allegedly swallowed rat poison when her lover, who claimed to be a lecturer (name withheld) at Modibbo Adama University, broke up with her.
Shetima-Balami, her father’s sole daughter, was attending industrial training at Adamawa Television in Yola when she died.
Suleiman Yahaya, spokesman for the Adamawa State Police Command, said that her father had registered a suicide case.
Yahaya, a Superintendent of Police, said: “The father of Jemima 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 from her boyfriend, the deceased took poison.
“We are investigating the matter, and Justice will be served.”
