Frustrated Uniben Staff commits suicide

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A staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prince Carter Oshodin has committed suicide on Friday in Umelu Community in Upper Sakponba over his dire financial situation. 
Oshodin, who has not been paid salaries for months due to the strike action embarked by University Unions, is a data entry personnel at the University.
It was gathered that the Non Academic Staff Union which the deceased belong to has called off its strike recently, but the members were yet to be paid. 
Oshodin’s Facebook confirmed his job description at UNIBEN, while the deceased who described himself as Craze J. A message on his profile page reads, “Leave a good legacy behind before you depart”.
In Facebook post in 2017, Oshodin had counselled those who work in the public sector to persevere as there were better days ahead. He said in the post, “Another thing you have to know when working with the government because salary is peanut, you lose hope. Please dont. I know a woman that started work with N125 In 1986 now she is earning over N300, 000 In 2017. That is why you have to be with what you are doing because little drop of water make a mighty ocean.”
A professor in the University, who would not want his name mentioned due to the emotional nature of the case, said it is disheartening that they have not been paid since the strike action began. He also wondered why those who called of their strike are still not been paid by the government. 
He said, “Yes he is our staff that killed himself due lack of money. Even some months ago, he was quoted to have been advising people on coping strategies and yet he took his life which has put his family in a bigger problem.
“We have been paid no dime since we went on strike. This is the 10th of September, the non academic staffs that has since resumed have not been paid anything. Boko Haram! No to Western education!
Another colleague simply known as Edward said the Late Oshodin on his Facebook page lamented that he could not meet his financial and was finding it increasingly difficult to pay his two daughters’ school fees.
He said: “He committed suicide on Friday and according to a post on his Facebook, he said he was facing financial difficulties and could pay the school fees of his two young daughters. It is a pathetic situation.”
Edo State Command Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor said that the matter was not reported to the police but the DPO of the area went to the community for on the spot assessment where the community head confirmed the incident. He also said that the corpse have been taken away by the family of the deceased.

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