Female student, burdened by the weight of repeated failure by her male lecturer at Ebonyi State University end her own life. In the wake of this heart-wrenching loss, her mother’s grief overflowed into an anguished outcry, as she brought her daughter’s lifeless body to the school grounds, demanding answers from the lecturer she believed bore responsibility for her child’s untimely demise.
In the aftermath of this heart-wrenching loss, the mother of the deceased was overcome by an outpouring of anguish and despair. With tears streaming down her face and her voice trembling with emotion, she tells the lecturer to “come and eat my child, you tormented her to death”. Holding her daughter’s lifeless body in her arms, she cried out for justice, demanding answers from the lecturer whom she held accountable for her child’s untimely demise.
As news of the tragedy spread across Nigeria, Justice for the dead student has been trending on social media platforms with Hashtags such as #JusticeForESAStudent and #EndAcademicPressure. Some shared personal stories of their own struggles with academic stress and the toll it can take on mental health, while others called for systemic change within the educational system to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
