The President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG), Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Oshim Nwankwagu, has alleged that the final year student of the institution, Miss Favour Ugwuka, who was earlier said to have committed suicide might have been murdered by some persons yet to be identified.
Recall that Favour was rumoured to have committed suicide after repeatedly failing a course handled by the lecturer.
However, the SUG President while speaking to the press at the permanent site of the University in Abakaliki, the state Capital on Wednesday, stated that there seems to be another reason for her death.
He alleged that the Union, during its investigation, discovered that the deceased had been beaten in her hostel by some individuals prior to her death .
He disclosed that a recorded voice note which indicted one of her departmental lecturers of having deliberately failed her in one of the final year courses, was sent out through her phone, alleging conspiracy in her death.
“And at the course of our investigation, we were able to uncover that there were different opinions on what led to the cause of this lady’s death
“I’m speaking to you, the media, because I want all hands to be on deck.
“Some of the things we gathered were that this young girl had actually been beaten up prior to her death.
“Who was with her or possibly sent out the voice note and why was she found out of her room,” he asked.
The Ebonyi State Police Command through the Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, has however promised that an investigation has commenced to unravel the actual cause of the student’s death.