Tragedy struck in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday when 19-year-old Opesusi Faith Timilehin took her own life after reportedly scoring 190 in the recently released UTME results.
Timilehin, originally from Abeokuta, had been living with her elder sibling in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu.
According to neighbours and acquaintances, she was known to be “gentle and humble,” a sentiment echoed in the grief that followed her sudden passing.
Family sources revealed that the deceased had applied to study Microbiology and had also sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) the previous year.
“She said her last year’s result was better than this year’s,” a close family ally disclosed.
Events leading up to her death unfolded quietly. Timilehin ingested ‘Push Out,’ a rodenticide, at home before heading to her elder sister’s workplace.
There, she asked for palm oil, typically used as a local antidote, to ease the internal pain.
At that point, those around her noticed something was wrong.
Initially unaware of the poisoning, her sister reportedly did not treat the situation as urgent until Timilehin’s condition worsened.
Alarmed by her deteriorating state, she eventually called for help.
On their way to the hospital, Timilehin admitted she had taken poison at home.
Despite efforts to save her, she was confirmed dead at Kolak Hospital in Odogunyan.
In a cruel twist of fate, just 30 minutes after her passing, an admission message was delivered to her Gmail inbox.
“The shocking revelation is that she was given an admission message via her Gmail yesterday, immediately after she was confirmed dead at Kolak Hospital, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos,” a source confirmed.
Following the news, her grief-stricken parents arrived in Ikorodu from Abeokuta to retrieve her remains for burial.
Meanwhile, angry residents, overwhelmed by the tragic irony of the situation, expressed outrage and cursed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
