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Babcock University Student Rescued As He Attempts To Commit Suicide By Jumping From Three-Storey Building
The student, whose identity has not been disclosed, was rescued by his colleagues, who reportedly struggled to pull him back as he tried to jump from a window.
Astudent of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has been rescued after allegedly attempting to take his own life by jumping from a three-storey building on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The student, whose identity has not been disclosed, was rescued by his colleagues, who reportedly struggled to pull him back as he tried to jump from a window.
Videos circulating on social media and seen by SaharaReporters show the student sitting on the window ledge of what appeared to be a hostel building while several other students desperately tried to prevent him from jumping.
In the footage, the student was seen struggling against the colleagues attempting to rescue him, with some of them sustaining injuries in the process.
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The students eventually pulled him away from the window, preventing him from falling from the building.
The circumstances surrounding the incident, including what might have prompted the student’s actions, remain unclear.
Confirming the incident to the Leadership Information Bureau (LIB), the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the student was rescued alive and had been taken to the university’s clinic for medical attention.
He is currently receiving treatment at the facility.
The incident comes amid renewed debate over Nigeria’s criminalisation of attempted suicide following controversial remarks by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a plenary session in October.
While lawmakers were debating a proposed bill seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide and establish a comprehensive framework for suicide prevention, Akpabio said anyone who attempted suicide in Nigeria must succeed or risk going to prison.
The exchange occurred after Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, while presenting the proposed legislation, explained that the bill sought to replace criminal punishment with medical assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and continued support for survivors.
Ekpenyong argued that threatening suicide attempt survivors with imprisonment could discourage people experiencing suicidal crises from seeking help and potentially push them to ensure that their attempts resulted in death.
“The fact that you can go to jail and go to prison for attempting and surviving suicide ensures that the person attempting suicide will do everything within his power to ensure that he kills himself,” the senator said.
Responding, Akpabio maintained that attempted suicide remained a criminal offence under Nigeria’s existing legal framework.
“But that’s what we are saying now, that as far as we are concerned, we are saying that suicide is a crime for now. And therefore, if you attempt it, you better succeed. If you don’t succeed, we will send you to prison,” Akpabio said.
He subsequently suggested that survivors could be imprisoned and later rehabilitated.
The proposed legislation seeks to change this approach by ensuring that people who survive suicide attempts are treated as individuals requiring urgent medical and psychological intervention rather than criminal prosecution.
It also proposes coordinated suicide prevention services, including crisis helplines, referral systems and follow-up care.
