KWASU Lecturer Commits Suicide

KWASU

A lecturer, Dr. Solomon Osunlola at the Department of Crop Production in Kwara State University (KWASU) has committed suicide.

The Director of the institute’s Public Relations Department, Dr. Isiaka Aliagan confirmed this on Friday 17 November in Ilorin.

Dr. Solomon Osunlola

He claimed that Dr. Osunlola joined the institution on a full-time appointment 7 years ago.

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“However, during staff verification, it was discovered that Osunlola retired from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, before taking up a full-time appointment with KWASU, but, in spite of this discovery, the university, in August, 2017, converted Osunlola’s appointment to a contract engagement on compassionate grounds,” he said.

According to Sources the school took its conversion of Osunlola’s appointment to him via a letter signed by the Registrar.

The sources, however, claimed that the loss of his full time status led to a steady decline in Osunlola’s mental stability as he became depressed and “started misbehaving”.

“One of his friends even offered to assist him to secure a job at Landmark University, but the deceased did not submit his credentials, when he was asked.

“Another friend also took him to a cleric for prayers and counseling after noticing that he was depressed,” the sources added.

A family told our source that relations broke the deceased’s door when he did not come out in the morning on Friday where they discovered that he that he had committed suicide.
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