Eric Patrick
A 23-year-old student of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), identified as Jatau Shebah Rilokwah, was found dead in an apparent suicide in the university’s senior staff quarters
According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the discovery was made on April 27, by Emmanuel Gyawo, a security officer at the university.
It was learnt on Tuesday that Gyawo was directed by Professor Shedrack Jatau to check on his son. Upon arriving at the residence, found Rilokwah hanging from the ceiling.
Professor Jatau, who was reportedly out of state at the time, was informed of the incident.
A team of police detectives, led by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Angwan Lambu, was dispatched to the scene.
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The body showed no signs of violence, and no suicide note was found.
Rilokwah was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, where he was confirmed dead.
His body has been deposited in the hospital morgue.
Authorities indicate that investigations are still in progress to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.