A 300-level medical student at the University of Ibadan has died following the alleged ingestion of an insecticide, officials at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have confirmed.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred on Sunday evening when the student, whose name has been withheld, was discovered on the ground floor of Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall by a fellow undergraduate.
He was said to be foaming at the mouth and appeared disoriented.
According to sources, the student admitted to taking an insecticide known as Sniper before losing consciousness.
His roommates reportedly alerted hall authorities immediately, who then contacted the Students’ Union bus service to convey him to Jaja Clinic.
At the clinic, he was initially stabilised with oxygen and intravenous fluids before being transferred to the emergency unit at University College Hospital, where he was placed on life support.
Confirming the death, the UCH Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi, said, “The boy passed away on Sunday evening.”
“The student was brought in based on the report that he consumed Sniper, and the UCH responded accordingly. Sadly, he did not survive.”
The student’s parents, residents of Akure, Ondo State, were summoned to the hospital prior to his death.
While they reportedly suggested the possibility of poisoning, his roommates maintained that he had admitted to taking the insecticide.
They also noted that the student had recently withdrawn from social interactions, rarely attended lectures, and had been avoiding calls from his parents.
