Suicide: “I Used Her School Fees to Bury Her” — Grieving Father Blames JAMB For 19-Yr-Old Daughter’s Death

Timilehin, a hardworking and brilliant young woman who dreamed of studying Biochemistry, had previously scored 190 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). But when she received a score of 146 in the 2025 UTME on May 12, she was devastated and inconsolable.

In a painful interview with Channels Television, her father recounted the last moments leading up to her death:

“She cried, ‘Daddy, this is not my result! Go and do something!’” he said, recalling her panic. “I told her, ‘Take it easy. Your school fees are intact!’ But within 30 minutes, I got the call—she had poisoned herself.”

According to her father, Timilehin ingested a full sachet of rat poison known as Push Out. She had disguised the act by telling her older sister, Opeyemi, that she needed palm oil for stomach upset, only to collapse moments later.

Doctors at the hospital battled to save her, but the poison had ravaged her body. “I watched her on a video call fighting for her life,” her father wept. “She regretted it, but it was too late.”

Timilehin had reportedly been offered admission to Federal University, Offa last year but declined due to travel and cost concerns. She continued working as a hairdresser, styling lecturers’ hair at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) while waiting for a new chance.

In a bitter twist, rumors emerged that she was offered admission shortly after her death — a claim her father disputes.

“Nobody gave her admission. I can’t even open her result on her phone. It’s all rumours.”

He condemned the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for their silence.

“They haven’t called me. No government official has. But I don’t even want to see them,” he said. “All I want is the real result of my daughter, not the one they changed after she died.”

Femi Opesusi holds JAMB responsible for his daughter’s death, alleging that technical issues and irregularities in this year’s UTME shattered the dreams of many like Timilehin.

“She asked me to fight for her result. That was the last thing she asked for.”

Her death has sparked national outrage, with students and parents across Nigeria voicing similar concerns over abnormally low scores and technical malfunctions during the 2025 UTME.

Timilehin’s story is not just a personal tragedy — it has become a symbol of a broken system, and a desperate call for reform in Nigeria’s educational sector.

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