A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Grace Opeyemi, who allegedly committed suicide due to poor academic performance, once attempted taking her life before she eventually consumed an insecticide, Sniper, on Friday.

A course mate of the deceased at the Department of English in the institution, who preferred anonymity, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that early in July, Grace attempted suicide but was unsuccessful.

She, however, did not give details of the failed attempt.

She added that the late student was rushed to the OAU Health Centre on Friday after taking Sniper, but was referred to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the OAU Teaching Hospital, where she died.

Another course mate of the deceased, Adekola Oluwasetan, said Grace was a poet and wrote many poems, especially on depression.

She stated, “I am not particularly close to her. I only knew her through some of her literary works. Most of her works in poem and prose were on depression.

“To me, she acted against what she preached in most of her works. I also do not believe that she died as a result of poor academic results alone.

“Her original course mates graduated last session and she could not, because she failed 12 special electives and five core courses.

“She took the papers again but she failed some of them for the second time; that is the reason I believe that her action was as a result of depression.”

The Public Relations Officer, OAU, Abiodun Olanrewaju, told our correspondent on Sunday that contrary to information in the media that the late student committed suicide because of poor academic performance, findings showed otherwise.

Meanwhile, a statement signed by the class representatives of the English Department, which was issued after a meeting with the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and other top officers of the faculty on Sunday, said the late Grace did not have outstanding courses as of the time of her death.

The statement signed by the part four representatives, Igbecha Chukwuebuka, Ifeoma Nwude and Ruth Olafenwa, read in part, “The Dean, Faculty of Arts and Head of Department, English, summoned the exam officer, the immediate past President, Faculty of Arts Students’ Association, who happens to be the course mate of the deceased, and the incumbent FASA President, alongside the English part four class representatives to a meeting in the dean’s office this evening.

“A review of her result was done and it was discovered that she didn’t have five outstanding courses, neither did she have outstanding 12 special electives.

“She had 10 units of special electives passed already and she only had LIT 420 (project course) yet to be approved or graded. Only her SER result is still being verified. In fact, she carried no course over until her demise.

“We can then deduce that the deceased, Grace Dara Opeyemi’s death is not to be attributed to poor academic performance.”

A senior management staff of the university, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the content of the statement.

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I do not encourage suicide but before you rain insults on her remember that the society we are in only celebrate the average and exceptional and many are not able to take the ridicule of being below average.

Some of us did badly at the genetic lottery, so bad that we we don't even have the executive function to suppress the emotions and anxiety caused by the shortcomings in our genetic code.

Remember where there is a will, there is a way. In this information age, it is very unlikely you find yourself in a situation that someone has not found him or herself before and persevered. Do your research and read alot. Life has not been a funfare for most of us but we have to keep moving.

I wish she had an active boyfriend. The happiness from that could have killed the sadness around her. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. People are being kidnapped by herdsmen and stay in the forest for days. You are here wanting to give up over academics. Not wise.

She was clinically depressed

Neddstark:
I wish she had an active boyfriend. The happiness from that could have killed the sadness around her. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. People are being kidnapped by herdsmen and stay in the forest for days. You are here wanting to give up over academics. Not wise.

Do you know if it was even a boyfriend that caused it?

If people who never went to school are making it in life. Why kill your self over academics

Only God knows why. But suicide shouldn't be the solution na.



Well for stubborn STI check my signature

She attempted suicide before and she was stopped.

The forces pushing her is stronger than the once protecting her. As this life sweet reach


I only sympathize with her parents, she is so selfish to have thought only about her self...

Why not take a walk if you cannot graduate over the years,rather, you prefer to walk out of the Earth.
Manage stress effectively to avoid depression.
Take a walk if you cannot continue.

So whats the cause of the death. ?

The university trying hard to exonerate themselves.

To me, she had no excuse whatsoever. It was a pre-meditated suicide

Mental health support in tertiary institutions needs to drastically improve. Especially now that kids of 15 and 16 are going to university.

Pressure and stress are intense. Heartbreak and poverty also contribute a lot.

Over all stigma attached to mental health needs to go. A lot of social problems we witness are due to mental health issues.

And mental health issues cause social problems.

RIP.

She was my classmate of this past session.. quite sad.. yet whetin make me whey get up to 5 confirmed carry over do?.. which wasn’t even due to poor performance but full absence from the courses.. hmmm all is well.

However, RIP to you Grace.
The Dept of Eng recognizes..

Ok

Chai. It's a pity. Why kill yourself for grade or school per se. It's not worth it. Many graduates who are millionaires never worked with their certificates.

The country is hard.
Only God's grace and finding it easy to share ur problem with people can be a solution.


When you always find some people online, don't call them internet/social media addict, it may be the reason why they've not committed suicide....

Holding meetings after the damage had been done.

Who the meeting help?

mira4u:
The university trying hard to exonerate themselves.

they have sharperly upgraded her scores to avoid blames

Buhari will not do anything about this sniper now until America will start placing sanctions on Nigerian men

Probably emotional issues then.. Whatsoever it is, suicide is never the answer