Anambra college of education student commits suicide over his inability to pay school fees

ANAMBRA education student Philip Chinedu has committed suicide in his hostel room after it became apparent that he would have to drop out of school due to his inability to pay his impending tuition fees.

Mr Chinedu, 29, was a 200 level student at the Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, in Anambra East Local Government Area. He was found dead on Thursday at about 8.40pm in his apartment just outside the school campus.

One of his colleagues said Mr Chinedu had complained about the high tuition fees which he does not  know how to pay as the deadline for payment was close. Mr Chinedu apparently took his life by hanging himself using a piece of rope and the ceiling fan in his room.

“No suicide note was found on him but I think he was sad recently over his inability to meet up with payment of school fees and such sundry issues," his colleague said. Confirming the incident, police spokesman Haruna Mohammed, stated that men of the Anambra State Police Command arrived at the scene immediately they got the news of the suicide.

Mr Mohammed said: “One Obinna Joseph, a student of the College of Education Nsugbe, reported that on same date at about 8pm, he returned to his hostel, which is off-campus at Nsugbe and found his roommate hanged dead on the ceiling fan inside the room. Upon the receipt of the complaint, the scene was visited by police detectives attached to the 3.3 Division led by the divisional police officer Sunday Irek and the victim was taken to Apex Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”