UCH Suicide Victim Lost Millions to Fraudsters

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The man, who reportedly jumped to his death from the 6th floor of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Wednesday, decided to kill himself after losing millions to fraudsters.

A source conversant with the ongoing police investigation disclosed this to NewsmakersNG today.

The source also revealed that the deceased came from Lagos to Ibadan to kill himself.

He described the deceased as a wealthy man, who owned fleet of cars with the lowest being a Toyota Sienna.

The source declined to disclose the victim’s identity, advising NewsmakersNG to wait for the official report of police investigations.

Police are yet to disclose the identity of the victim and the content of the suicide note found on him.

Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Deji Bobade, while commenting on the incident, on Wednesday, had stated: “The man came from outside to commit suicide in the hospital around 9am. Apart from the suicide note, the police also found some money on him and his mobile telephone. He has tribal marks and he fell lying on his face. He was certified death by doctors around. There was no form of identification on him.”