Adaze Doris Jaja, a final-year Olabisi Onabanjo University student in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, is said to have committed suicide in a motel in the Ijebu Area of the state.
Jaja was discovered dead next to an empty sniper bottle.
The dead woman was found foaming at the mouth.
Omolola Odutola, a police spokesman, confirmed the event on Tuesday and stated that the 31-year-old had been taken to the hospital, where it was confirmed that she had passed away.
According to Odutola, the incident was reported on January 27 at around 7:30 a.m. to the Divisional Police Officer, Ago Iwoye Division.
However, the deceased’s body has been placed in the university mortuary so that an autopsy can be performed.
Her words, “the Director of Be-Happy Hotel in Ago Iwoye, Hon. Oduniyi Adelaja, came to the police station and reported that at about 0600hrs (6 am) on the same day, he received information from one Adebayo Israel, a staff member of the hotel, that Adaeze Doris Jaja, a 31-year-old female and a 400-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago Iwoye, was found lying unconscious and foaming in the mouth.
“An empty bottle of Sniper 1000EC/DDVP was found beside her, and she was immediately rushed to Best Care Hospital and later transferred to Love and Care Hospital in Ago Iwoye, where she was confirmed dead.”
Odutola said that the scene of the crime was visited and the empty sniper bottle was recovered.