Shock As MMM Participant Commits Suicide In Enugu

The body of a final year student of the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka has been found
dangling from a rope in his room
A final year student of agricultural engineering at
the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, who is also
reported to be a participant of the Mavrodi
Mondial Movement investment scheme (MMM),
has committed suicide.
Premium Times reports the student, identified as
Tobechukwu Okeke was found on Sunday
morning, November 27, dangling from a rope in
his room at Odenigwe, a community in Nsukka,
Enugu state.
The deceased was said to have left a note
behind where he apologised to his family,
according to accounts by a neighbor close to the
family.
The contents of the note read: “Mother, Father,
brother, I’m sorry. Ify, may your children never
suffer. Uncle Mathias, you gave me all. I am
sorry. Death calls. Linguistic department, I am
sorry. Okeke Tobechukwu S. 2012/185649,” the
neighbour, who did not want to be named,
quoted
Though the cause of Mr. Okeke’s death is yet to
be ascertained, some of his neighbours
suggested that he was in debt, some said he was
tired of schooling, others attributed his suicide to
the loss of money in a network business he
invested into.
The deceased’s last Facebook posts showed he
had been involved in the controversial MMM
scheme as he used his account to advertise the
scheme.
His last post, in September, read: “MMM is
enriching lives of millions of Nigerians everyday.
If you care to join or you have any questions
please send me a message or comment below.”
One of the deceased’s colleagues, who also did
not want to be named, said he was given an
electrical wiring job to do at the department of
linguistics in the university, because of his
expertise in electrical works. I saw him this
(Sunday) morning, he seemed to have a problem
which he needed money to solve,” the colleague
added.
The university authorities have also confirmed
the incident, but said the family had not officially
informed the institution.
Uju Umo, the university’s dean of student affairs
said: “I travelled for a burial last weekend and
yesterday I got a text message saying a student
had committed suicide.”
“It happened at Odenigwe, one of the host
communities outside the school and I was told
he left a suicide note apologising to his fellow
gamblers.”
Similarly, Chukwu Emmanuel, the university’s
student union president, also confirmed the
incident, and said the matter was being
investigated. “There’s no concrete details for
now,” he added.
People close to the deceased described him as a
comedian who always used jokes to awake
sleeping students during night classes. “He used
to go around to classes at night to crack jokes
and encourage students to forget their worries
and focus,” a friend told are correspondent.