A 300-level medical student of the University of Ibadan has died following the alleged ingestion of an insecticide, officials at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have confirmed.
The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday evening when the student, whose identity has been withheld, was found on the ground floor of Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall by a fellow undergraduate. He was said to be foaming at the mouth and appeared disoriented at the time he was discovered.
According to sources, the student admitted to taking an insecticide known as Sniper before losing consciousness. His roommates immediately alerted hall authorities, who contacted the Students’ Union bus service to transport him to Jaja Clinic.
At Jaja Clinic, he was initially stabilised with oxygen and intravenous fluids before being transferred to the emergency unit at UCH, where he was placed on life support.
Confirming the development, UCH Public Relations Officer Funmi Adetuyibi said, “The boy passed away on Sunday evening. The student was brought in based on the report that he consumed Sniper, and the UCH responded accordingly. Sadly, he did not survive.”
The student’s parents, who reside in Akure, Ondo State, were reportedly summoned to the hospital before his death. While they raised concerns about possible poisoning, his roommates maintained that he had admitted to ingesting the insecticide.
Sources also disclosed that the student had recently withdrawn from social interactions, seldom attended lectures, and had been avoiding calls from his parents in the weeks leading up to the incident.
ELIJAH ADEYEMI
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