20-year-old UNILORIN student commits suicide after lending ‘online lover’ N500,000

She also borrowed money from various loan apps in order to repay the money.

A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin has reportedly committed suicide after lending her online lover a sum of N500,000.

The student, identified as Sanni Hammedat, met the boy on social media platform, Snapchat where they ‘developed a friendship’.

According to the Punch, Hameedat resided in popular private hostel of the school Rubiks and was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident happened.

The management of the hostel mentioned that the cause of her death was not unrelated to the pressure she was getting from the app agents she borrowed from, coupled with the inability of her brother to assist her financially, which led to depression.

“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 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.”

Hammedat managed to gather the sum of N450,000 from the loan apps, and added her savings of N50,000 to make up the borrowed sum of N500,000.

The management of the hostel further stated that she was reported to have ingested a bottle of pesticide, popularly known as sniper. Her roommate (who name is withheld), was said to have woken up in the middle of the night when she noticed she was in distress. By then, Hammedat was already foaming from the mouth and also vomiting.

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

According to the Student Union President of the school, Ologundudu Adesunkanmi, the school management is affair of the situation.

“The Vice-Chancellor and 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,” he said.