Following her breakup with her partner, Jemima Shetima Balami, a 24-year-old Nigerian woman studying for a diploma in mass communication at Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, allegedly ingested poison.
According to reports, the incident happened when her boyfriend—a lecturer at Yola’s Modibbo Adama University—told her he was ending their relationship.
Adamawa State native Jemima was completing her industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television. She was a resident of Garkida in the Gombi Local Government Area.
The lady reportedly died at her residence in Vinikilang, a riverside community near the state capital, Yola,
Shockingly, the 24-year-old lady was reported to be the only daughter of her father.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the father of the deceased reported the incident.
SP Suleiman Nguroje confirmed on Monday that Jemima had taken a deadly substance, leading to her demise.
The circumstances surrounding her decision to take such a drastic step were linked to her relationship troubles with the lecturer.
“The father of Jamima reported that she committed suiciide by taking a deadly substance.
“Another version had it that she visited her boyfriend, a lecturer at Modibbo Adama University, Yola, and was told to quit the relationship. Angered by the news of exiting her boyfriend, the deceased took poison,” SP Suleiman Nguroje said.