The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of Faith Alayande, a 23-year-old Nigerian law school student who allegedly died after jumping from the rooftop of a four-story hostel building on the school’s campus in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The police public relations officer, Abimbola Adebisi, stated that the incident was reported to the police after the deceased was discovered motionless in the hostel grounds on Friday.
Adebisi stated that the matron of the institution reported the incident and revealed that another student and a family apparently discovered a suicide note written by the deceased student, causing them to seek her.
She claimed that before they could find her, she leaped from the roof of the four-story 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-story 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 published facts about the incident on X, revealed that the deceased was discovered dead on the hostel grounds on Friday by another student, who notified the institution’s matron.
According to Makama, the chief matron of the law school reported the event to the Victoria Island Police Division at approximately 6:30 a.m.
Makama mentioned 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-story hostel building.”
Meanwhile, the PPRO stated that an inquiry into the incident was ongoing.
