18 Years Old UNICAL Student Commits Suicide After She Was Allegedly Scammed Of Her School Fees

18 Years Old UNICAL Student Commits Suicide After She Was Allegedly Scammed Of Her School Fees.

An 18-year-old 100 level student of the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar, Veronica Bako Myomuter, has committed suicide. She was alleged to have been scammed the sum of N100,000 meant for her school fees which she couldn’t pay before the outbreak of Covid-19.

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The deceased who hailed from Katsina Ala in Benue State, was said to have ingested a poisonous substance, said to be rodents killer, Sniper, on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at her home in Katsina Ala.

According to reports, the deceased allegedly saw a social media message sent to her, asking her to invest in a money doubling scheme, with assurances that she would get double of her investments within minutes. After much persuasion, the late Veronica transferred N100,000, believed to be her school fees which she couldn’t pay before the outbreak of Covid-19. On discovering that she had been scammed, she became restless.

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A source said: “On Thursday morning, her family members noticed that she was withdrawn and depressed. They sought to know what was wrong with her but she told them she was fine. Her mum said since she is OK, she should pick a bike to the market and buy some items for herself. She drafted the list, but she said she wanted to bath before going, so reaching the bathroom, she took sniper. While her relatives were inside the room, she struggled and fell outside the bathroom. One of the neighbours who saw her on the ground started shouting, alerting her parents and siblings who hurriedly went outside only to find their daughter lying on the ground, so they asked her what happened, she managed to tell them that she took sniper.

The source also added that:

“Before she passed on, it is alleged that she sent a text message to the scammer, saying that if she dies, her blood will be on the head of the scammer.”

Meanwhile, friends and former classmates of the deceased have expressed shock over her death.

See screenshots of their emotional posts on Facebook:

Her burial is slated to hold on Tuesday, August 11 at her hometown, Abaver, Katsina Ala in Benue State.

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