A 21-year-old student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu campus, Chukwuemeka Augustine Obasi, has attempted to commit suicide for being scolded by his parents.
The incident occurred at 4, Alaba Street, Ejigbo, Lagos.
Police officers from the Ejigbo Police Station prevented Chukwuemeka from committing suicide following an alert by an officer of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Security Corps around 8:29 pm.
Obasi was said to have tied a rope in a loop around their living room ceiling fan in preparation for committing suicide because he was scolded by his parents.
Police spokesman DPS Bala Elkana said the swift response by operatives from Ejigbo Police Station prevented him from killing himself.
“He was rescued and taken to hospital for medical examination. The investigation is on,” he said.
