Computer Science at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, identified as Kelvin Danlami, has reportedly committed suicide after losing N600,000 through betting.
Sources disclosed that the money had been entrusted to the deceased but he allegedly used it for gambling.
The body of the deceased was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his room by one of his neighbours, who subsequently alerted the authorities.
One of the students, who spoke with Daily Trust, said, “It is true that one of our fellow students committed suicide after mismanaging the money entrusted in him for house rent due to gambling”.
The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust.
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