Residents of Kosi lodge witnessed tension this morning as a 100 level Physiology student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Uli, Anambra State, simply identified as Kenneth died.
According to multiple sources, the deceased burnt himself alive behind his hostel building.
“We saw smoke emanating from the back of the building and raised an alarm when we saw Kenneth being burnt alive,” eyewitnesses said.
Prior to the incident, Kenneth had told his cousin that he wanted to die the previous day allegedly due to stress. This morning, he borrowed N200 from the cousin to buy something and locked him up in the room.
It was later discovered that he used the money to buy petrol to commit the act. He was rushed to Ihiala General Hospital where he was rejected and then rushed to a hospital in Nnewi where he d*ed.