Lagos law student d!es after jumping from four-storey building
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The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the de.ath of a 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Faith Alayande, who reportedly d!ed after allegedly jumping from the rooftop of a four-storey hostel building at the institution’s campus in Victoria Island, Lagos.
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| Lagos law student d!es after jumping from four-storey building |
Punch Metro learnt in a telephone conversation with the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, that the incident was reported to the police after the deceased was found unresponsive in the hostel premises on Friday.History
Adebisi noted that the matron of the institution reported the matter and disclosed that another student and a relative reportedly found a su!cide note written by the deceased student, prompting them to search for her.
She noted that before they could locate her, she had allegedly jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.
She said, “I can confirm the incident. The deceased reportedly wrote a su!cide note and, before her hostel mate and a relative could locate her, she jumped from the rooftop of a four-storey building.
“The matron of the hostel reported the incident, prompting police operatives to visit the scene. Her body has been evacuated to a morgue for preservation.”
Also, a security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who shared details about the incident on X, disclosed that the deceased was found dead within the hostel premises on Friday by another student, who alerted the matron of the institution.
According to Makama, the Chief Matron of the Law School was said to have reported the incident at the Victoria Island Police Division at about 6:30am.
Makama noted that, upon receiving the report, the matron proceeded to the scene, where the deceased was found lying on the ground within the hostel premises.
Makama wrote, “A 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School has d!ed in a suspected su!cide incident at the school’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
“The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, when the deceased, identified as Alayande Faith Ajoke, was found dead within the hostel premises.
“The Chief Matron of the Law School, Mrs Igbokwe Juliana, reported the incident at about 6:30am. Preliminary observations indicated that the deceased may have jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.”
Meanwhile, the PPRO concluded that an investigation was ongoing into the incident.
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