Jilted 21-Year-Old Student Commits Suicide in Akwa Ibom, Maritime Academy Oron

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21-year-old Effiong Otu, a student of Maritime Academy Oron committed suicide by hanging himself on a rope in his room on Thursday morning after he was jilted by his girl friend.

Ann, a family member told Vanguard that Effiong was found hanging in his room at Diamond Hill, a few minutes after he collected a rope from neighbours who became suspicious soon after he went inside his room with the rope wondering what he wanted to use it for. 

According to Ann: 


"The 10th of July was the 10th anniversary of his father's death in a car accident and after the anniversary and everyone had left the house including his mother, he went to a neighbour and borrowed a rope which he took to his room and hung himself."

"The neighbours became suspicious of what he was doing in his room with the rope and decided to rush there but found the door to the room locked and before they could force the door open he had died."

She said before he hung himself, he called one of his friends, Adu on phone requesting him to tell his girl friend, Blessing who works with the UNICEM that she should now be happy that he has killed himself for her.

"Before his friend could rush to the house, the door had already been forced open by neighbours and Effiong's body was hanging from the ceiling of the house".

Ann stated that Effiong was an only son of the family and was given the late father's name as a source of succor for the family but "he has again left us by this thoughtless action"