NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDE AFTER BEING BARRED FROM BAR EXAMS AT YOLA CAMPUS

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDE AFTER BEING BARRED FROM BAR EXAMS AT YOLA CAMPUS

A Nigerian Law School student, Ayomiposi Ojajuni, has reportedly died by suicide after he was allegedly barred from writing the Bar Final examinations at the Yola campus.

Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told PUNCH Metro that the tragic incident occurred on Saturday. Ojajuni, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, was said to have been issued a series of queries by the law school authorities. He later discovered he would not be permitted to participate in the professional exams, which commenced the same day.

One student revealed, “He was issued queries in the past. Although we did not know the content of the query, he found out that he would not be allowed to sit for the exams. He became very distressed when he heard the news.”

Another student added that Ojajuni consumed a poisonous substance following the distress and was rushed to Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, where he passed away on Sunday.

Efforts to get official comments from the Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson, Yahaya Suleiman, were unsuccessful, as he declined to comment on matters related to an ongoing examination exercise.

Meanwhile, an online news outlet, FactCheckNews, reported that Ojajuni was barred for failing to meet the required 75 per cent attendance threshold necessary to qualify for the exams. According to the report, the school recently adopted a last-minute publication of the list of eligible candidates, preventing students from regularizing attendance deficiencies on health or other genuine grounds.

The student reportedly consumed a poisonous substance believed to be rat poison after seeing his name excluded from the list.

When contacted, State Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje said the police had not yet received an official report about the incident and promised to follow up once confirmation was received.

The tragic death has raised concerns about the pressures faced by students navigating the rigorous requirements of professional exams and the need for clearer communication and support systems within institutions.