A 28 year old final-year student of Ondo state owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Ondo state, Arobo Precious, has reportedly committed suicide.
He was reportedly found dead around 9p.m. in a bush near his residence in Owo town.
Sources said that the HND 11 student before his death shared a video on social media suggesting he was battling emotional pain, believed to be linked to a failed romantic relationship.
The caption read: ‘Eniayewu Opeyemi was the one who got me into this. People say there is still life out there, but to me, there is nothing anymore’.
A family source said that the deceased has been buried, in fact the parents were heartbroken over his death. Precious was a good person.
Contacted, the state police spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the ugly incident.
Olayinka said ‘Yes I can confirm to you that a case of suicide was reported at about 2200hrs on the 18th of June, 2025 at the B division police station Owo.
‘Upon the receipt of the information the DPO team of detective to the scene of the said incident where a lifeless body of a young man of about 27 years was found with a rope believed to have been used in the commission of suicide on his neck.
He added that ‘The body was subsequently removed and deposited at the fmc morgue for preservation and autopsy.
