Final year UNIBEN Law student hangs self

A final- year law student of the University of

Benin, ( UNIBEN ) , identified as Daniel Iyoha, has

allegedly committed suicide in Benin City last

weekend.

The 27 - year old student was said to have

hanged himself in a room at his family residence

at No . 17 , Obamwonyi Street , Off Universal

Road , Benin City .

Residents of the area described the deceased as

easy- going and devoted Catholic who hardly

missed morning mass .

Sources in the area alleged that on that fateful

day , the deceased , after returning from

morning mass , washed his clothes , tidied his

room and remained at home till dusk when he

took his own life . They however described his

stay at home that day as unusual of him.

It was gathered that the deceased committed

the act when his mother left the compound to

see a neighbour . He reportedly tied himself to a

ceiling fan with a wrapper in his room after

shutting the door behind him.

Not even his sister who was reading in another

room , suspected what was happening until their

mother returned home and apparently anxious to

ascertain the whereabouts of Daniel , forcefully

opened the door to the room and saw the

lifeless body of her son dangling from the

ceiling .

The late Daniel who was described as a very busy

person by his neighbours, was said to have

combined his academic work with sales of auto

mobile spear parts at his shop at Uwelu , Benin

City.

Edo police command spokesman , DSP Stephen

Onwochei , confirmed the report to journalists on

phone.

“We got the report that one Daniel Iyoha

hanged himself with a wrapper on a ceiling fan

in his room . When our team of investigators were

drafted there, after reviewing the crime scene

the corpse was brought down and moved to a

hospital , ” he said , adding that, the police have

commenced investigation with a view to knowing

the motive behind the action.