University of Ilorin undergraduate commits suicide after on-line boyfriend scammed her N500,0000

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), is in mourning over the death of 20-year-old Hameedat Sanni, who allegedly committed suicide after an online lover scammed her of N500,000.

Hameedat’s trouble started when she met a boy on Snapchat, a social media platform, and loaned him N500,000 after claiming he needed it for his mother’s hospital bill, according to Rubiks, the management of the hostel where she resided.

Hameedat had sourced the money she loaned her online boyfriend from multiple loan Apps. The loan apps mounted pressure on her pay. Depression sets in, and she decided to gulp a bottle of sniper.

“The cause of Suicide was traced to financial misappropriation. She was entrusted with a significant sum of money by her mother. She crossed paths with a guy on Snapchat and developed a friendship.

“When the boy claimed that his mother was battling breast cancer and urgently needed N500,000, the compassionate and emotional lady decided to help him by lending him half of the N1 million she held for her mother. And the boy promised to repay the borrowed money.

“However, when her mother needed the money back, the boy abruptly cut off all up all contact, blocking her. This left her deeply troubled and in order for her to make up the missing N500,000, she resorted to borrowing money from various apps.”

Hameedat, therefore, managed to gather N450,000 from the loan apps, adding her savings of N50,000 to make up the borrowed N500,000.

The management further maintained that she was reported to have ingested a bottle of pesticide popularly known as Sniper the previous night, and her roommate (name withheld), who had retired to bed early, woke up in the middle of the night to discover her in distress while she was foaming from her mouth and also vomiting.

“Alarmed, the roommate sought help, and she was rushed to UITH before being declared dead,” the statement concluded.

UNILORIN Student Union President, Ologundudu Adesunkanmi, popularly called Royal Prince, confirmed the incident, corroborating the narration of the hostel management, according to a Punch Newspaper report.

He said, “The Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Student Affairs are very much aware of the issue, and they have reported to the appropriate authority to begin a full-length investigation into the matter. It is sad that the university community lost her in such a devastating manner.”