Education
Adamawa Female Student Commits Suicide After Boyfriend Broke Up
A 24-year-old student of Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend ended their relationship.
She was said to be a second-year National Diploma student in industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television, Yola.
She drank a substance suspected to be rat poison after her boyfriend, reportedly believed to be a lecturer (name withheld) at Modibbo Adama University, broke up with her.
Jemima who hails from Garkida town in the Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, passed away in her home at Vinikilang, close to ATV Yola, where she was observing her industrial attachment.
Jemima was said to be the only daughter of her father, who unfortunately had to inform the police of her tragic demise.
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