Professor reportedly commits suicide after his family left him

Ayodele Johnson 20:27 - 24 October 2018

A university lecturer reportedly sought suicide as a means to battling depression and loneliness.

A lecturer in Benue stte is believed to have committed suicide having suffered loneliness from being deserted by his family who reportedly left him to go live abroad.

A university professor Frank Onyezili has reportedly committed

According to an IG post, the deceased is a lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi.

He allegedly killed himself on Friday, October 19, 2018 by ingesting poison.

A lecturer suspected to have taken poison reportedly dropped a suicide note prior to his death.

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A suicide note believed to have been written by Onyezili has been found according to Premium Times News in a Tuesday report confirming the incident.

The publisher gathered in a chat with a source the likely cause of his death.

“He actually left a note behind speaking about his death. One that many believed should not be disconnected from the fact that his family abandoned him to live and suffer here.”

Roseline Waku, a spokesperson for the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, also confirmed the professor's death but was unable to see the suicide note Premium Times reports.