N8,000 debt suicide: How Oyo police triggered ‘poor’ student’s death

Reported by Punch Nigeria · 2 hours ago · Punch Newspapers

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New details suggest the mishandling of an N8,000 debt by the Oyo State Police Command triggered the suicide of a polytechnic student, Al-Amin Mohammed. Read More: https://punchng.com/n8000-debt-suicide-how-oyo-police-triggered-poor-students-death/

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