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17-year-old student commits suicide in Benue
A 17-year-old student identified as Terhemba Tyochivir committed suicide on Thursday in Benue State.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday in Makurdi.
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She said the deceased was a student of Government Secondary School, Gboko, before his death.
The boy, according to her, was rushed to Bishop Murray Hospital Makurdi, where doctors confirmed him dead.
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