According to the YABATECH PRO, when a student dies by suicide, the effects are felt not only by the immediate family, relations and friends but by the college at large.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has debunked the rumour making the rounds that the female student who attempted suicide has passed on.
The varsity’s Deputy Registrar, Joe Ejiofor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the ND1 student, who is studying Marketing, is alive and responding well to treatment.
Ejiofor, who is also Head of Public Relations of YABATECH, said the college management led by the Acting Rector, Uduak Inyang-Udoh; Dean of Students and Tunji Balogun visited and confirmed her state.
Ejiofor said that although the student drank a chemical substance suspected to be Sniper, she was quickly rescued following alarm raised by her roommate on Wednesday.
“This is to inform the college community and the general public that there is no iota of truth in the rumour going around that Destiny, the ND1 Marketing student who attempted suicide has died.
“The College management has visited her and we can authoritatively say that she’s alive, responding well to treatment and her parents have been contacted and they are with her in the hospital.
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“Her roommate who saw her taking the substance raised alarm and she was quickly taken to the College Medical Centre where she was attended to and stabilised by the Medical Director, Dr. Tunde Nubi, and his team,” he added.
The Deputy registrar who condemned the act expressed worry as to why such a young girl would want to take her life.
“But I can tell you that the reason is not related to the news flying around that she was apprehended for exam malpractice or that she was jilted by her boyfriend.
”In a campus environment like ours, suicide is a major public health concern,” he added.
According to the YABATECH PRO, when a student dies by suicide, the effects are felt not only by the immediate family, relations and friends but by the college at large.
“As a responsible and responsive management, we try as much possible to guard against such evil act through a series of orientation programmes organised for students in the course of their studies,” Ejiofor explained.