Samuel Adegoke, a student at the Federal Polytechnic in Ilaro, Ogun State, reportedly killed himself by ingesting some chemical after losing his friend’s tuition and his own in an internet bet.
According to information obtained by our correspondent, the deceased allegedly used his school tuition to wager online on Friday but lost.
Adegoke, an Electrical Electronic Engineering National Diploma II student, reportedly killed himself on Monday while his classmates were getting ready for their first-semester exam.
He allegedly stole the password from his roommate’s pal, used it to play with his money, and lost himself.
It was gathered that the school had warned that no student would be allowed to take an exam without completing their registration.
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Adegoke was reportedly rushed to the school clinic where he was later referred to a specialist hospital outside the school in Ilaro before he was pronounced dead.
Confirming the incident, the Deputy Registrar, Public Relations of the school, Sola Abiala said the school quickly referred him to a specialist hospital to save his life but he was pronounced dead shortly after he was admitted to the hospital.
Abiala, who spoke with our correspondent on the phone said “He died on Monday morning while the exam was about to start.
He said it was detected at the specialist hospital that the late student took a chemical substance.
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