A final year Computer Science student of Babcock University, Joshua Lawson, has committed suicide after he was suspended from the institution for examination malpractice.
The incident occurred at his family residence in Lagos on Wednesday, weeks before he was scheduled to graduate from the university’s Ilisan-Remo campus in Ogun State.
Lawson,20, was invited for questioning by a disciplinary committee after he was allegedly caught cheating during an examination.
He was later suspended for a year suspension. Lawson had not officially received the suspension letter, but he was said to have been aware of the verdict.
He allegedly took his life because he was unable to bear the shame and disappointment.
The Director of Communication and Marketing at Babcock University, Dr. Joshua Suleiman, confirmed the incident.
He maintained that the institution followed due process in handling the case.
He added:“The school is aware of the tragic incident. The student appeared before the university’s disciplinary committee for examination malpractice and was found guilty. He was handed a one-year academic suspension. We only later heard that the student took his own life at home.”
