A 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Faith Alayande, has reportedly died after allegedly jumping from the rooftop of a four-storey hostel building at the institution’s campus in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Penpushing reports that Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi confirmed the incident, explaining that the incident was reported to the police after the deceased was found unresponsive in the hostel premises on Friday.
The police spokesperson pointed out that the matron of the institution reported the matter and disclosed that another student and a relative reportedly found a suicide note written by the deceased student, prompting them to search for her.
Penpushing further reports that Adebisi added that before they could locate her, she had allegedly jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.
“I can confirm the incident. The deceased reportedly wrote a suicide 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’, she stated
Penpushing also reports that 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.
The security analyst stated that the Chief Matron of the Law School was said to have reported the incident at the Victoria Island Police Division at about 6:30am, explaining that upon receiving the report, the matron proceeded to the scene, where the deceased was found lying on the ground within the hostel premises
“A 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School has died in a suspected suicide 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’, Makama wrote.
“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.”
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