A 17-year-old student at Offa High School, Adegoke Adeyemi, Offa Municipality in Kwara State, has reportedly committed suicide after failing his promotion exam from SS1 to SS2.
Adegoke, who was found hanging from a tree, was asked to repeat the class, according to Okasanmi Ajayi, public relations officer for the state police command, who confirmed the development in a statement in Ilorin on Wednesday night.
According to Within Nigeria, the body of the deceased student was removed from a tree behind the Ariya Garden Hotel, Offa, by a team of police officers from Divisional Police Headquarters, Offa, on Tuesday around 3.34pm.
The body was taken to Offa General Hospital for an autopsy while an investigation into the matter was launched.
