TRAGEDY AS LAGOS LAW STUDENT DIES AFTER FALLING FROM FOUR-STOREY BUILDING
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of 23-year-old Faith Alayande, a student of the Nigerian Law School, who reportedly died after allegedly jumping from the rooftop of a four-storey hostel building at the institution’s Victoria Island campus in Lagos.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with the media, stating that the matter was reported to the police after the student was found unresponsive within the hostel premises on Friday.
According to Adebisi, the institution’s matron reported the incident after another student and a relative allegedly discovered a suicide note written by Alayande. The discovery reportedly prompted them to begin searching for her.
She noted that before they could locate her, she had allegedly jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.
She said, “I can confirm the incident. The deceased reportedly wrote a suicide note and, before her hostel mate and a relative could locate her, she jumped from the rooftop of a four-storey building.
“The matron of the hostel reported the incident, prompting police operatives to visit the scene. Her body has been evacuated to a morgue for preservation.”
Also, a security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who shared details about the incident on X, disclosed that the deceased was found dead within the hostel premises on Friday by another student, who alerted the matron of the institution.
According to Makama, the Chief Matron of the Law School was said to have reported the incident at the Victoria Island Police Division at about 6:30am.
Makama noted that, upon receiving the report, the matron proceeded to the scene, where the deceased was found lying on the ground within the hostel premises.
Makama wrote, “A 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School has died in a suspected suicide incident at the school’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
“The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, when the deceased, identified as Alayande Faith Ajoke, was found dead within the hostel premises.
“The Chief Matron of the Law School, Mrs Igbokwe Juliana, reported the incident at about 6:30am. Preliminary observations indicated that the deceased may have jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.”
Meanwhile, the PPRO concluded that an investigation was ongoing into the incident.
This is not the first reported case of a Nigerian Law School student dying by suicide
The media reported in December 2025 that Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a student of the Nigerian Law School, reportedly died by suicide after allegedly being prevented from sitting for the Bar Final examinations at the Yola campus in Adamawa State.
Ojajuni, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, was reportedly issued several queries by the school authorities before allegedly discovering that he had been barred from participating in the professional examinations.
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