18-year-old UNIPORT student allegedly commit suicide

An 18-year-old Olaitan Gbadamosi, a student of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT has been found dead in her apartment at Omuoko Community, Aluu Clan, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Olaitan, a 100 level student of Chemical Engineering in UNIPORT had celebrated her matriculation into the institution, two weeks ago.

The victim, who hails from Oyo State, is said to be the daughter of a notable individual in the Western part of the country.

Some reports have it that Ola, as popularly called, committed suicide, following alleged depression, while some say she was poisoned.

Olaitan had two days before Saturday, posted a short video clip of herself crying and muttering some words.

It was gathered that when her room was broken into two days after she was not seen by anybody that a can of sniper, an insecticide, was lying beside her remains.

It was also gathered that her face was swollen and had some stains of dried blood when the neighbours and her friends in school broke into the room.

When newsmen visited the compound where the incident happened, a neighbour to the late Ola said, she was last seen on Saturday evening, adding that she (Ola) had returned home with a cellophane bag, having some unknown items.

However, Policemen from the Choba Police Division had picked the remains of the body for further investigations.