Tragedy as 500Level dept President commits suicide

A tragic event occurred on Monday in Akungba-Akoko of Ondo State, as a final-year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, AAUA, named Modupe Ayandare, reportedly took her own life.

Ayandare, who served as the president of the Agronomy department, was found dead in an unfinished building after attending a church vigil.

Noble Olaogbebikan, the Public Relations Officer of the student union, revealed that the incident took place in the early hours of Monday, around 4 am, near the white garment church where she had been praying.

“We express in strong terms our dissatisfaction and agony with respect to the death of one of our students, Ayandare Modupe. A 500-level student of the Department of Agronomy (Agronomy Departmental President).

“The incident happened beside the church she attended around Sportless Villa. The law enforcement agency has already been informed, and all hands are on the desk to get to the root of the situation.”

Also, in another statement, the deceased’s department said: “We have lost one of our own, Comrade Modesty, who served as the President of the Department of Agronomy. Her passing, by suicide at Onireason Street’s permanent site, is a profound loss to us all.”

The Ondo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed that the deceased had left a suicide note in her bag before the tragic event. An investigation has been launched by detectives to understand the circumstances surrounding Ayandare’s death.