17 Year-Old Secondary School Student Commits Suicide

By Babatunde Solanke

Tragedy occurred in Akpehe, a suburb of Makurdi metropolis in Benue State as a 17-year-old secondary school student, Terhemba Tyochivir, reportedly committed suicide.

The State Police Spokesperson, SP. Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital on Friday.

Tyochivir was said to be a student at Government Secondary School, Gboko, until on Thursday when he took his own life.

But the details surrounding the tragedy which was reported at the E Division Police Station in Makurdi remained unclear as at the time of filing this report.

Witnesses said that the late Tyochivir after he was discovered lifeless was swiftly transported to Bishop Murray Hospital Makurdi, where medical professionals pronounced him dead.

Meanwhile, attempts to speak to the deceased’s father, Kula Tyochivir, were unsuccessful as he promised to speak at a later time.