An undergraduate of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in the early hours of yesterday, committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree.

The incident occurred at the Gubi campus of the institution along Kano road.

A student of the institution, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, said that the body of the victim was left hanging from the tree for about two hours before it was brought down .

He said: “I got to school this morning only to discover a student hanging on one of the trees in the school. As I speak with you now, his body is still hanging on the tree, and I also saw the Vice Chancellor and some management staff at the scene with an ambulance parked by the side. I believe they were waiting for the police to come.

“The deceased left his shoes and books under the tree and then hung himself. I could see them (books and his shoes) as I speak with you now.

"I don’t know the full identity of the deceased but I learnt his name is Dahiru, a 300-Level student of Wood Work Section in the Department of Technology Education. He was supposed to have been on IT (Industrial Training), but he missed going.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Police Command , Kamal Datti, said it was the Chief Security Officer of the university that informed the police about the incident.

He said: “Our men immediately swung into action and removed the body and deposited it at the mortuary of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi.”

He said that the actual cause of the death had not yet been ascertained but pointed out that full investigations were ongoing.

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mynd44

anything that is trying to make me feel bad to the extent of committing suicide! i will just leave it. if school is making me suicidal i will drop it. if my girlfriend is making me feel suicidal i drop her. life is to precious to kill yourself over some worthless things if there is life there is hope. RIP