May 14, 2026

JAMB candidate drinks ‘sniper’ after scoring 167 in 2019 UTME

By Damilola A.

Segun, a candidate of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), attempted to commit suicide after drinking an insecticide, Sniper, for scoring 167 in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Taking to his Twitter handle, Segun lamented how he previously passed UTME when he doesn’t have a sponsor but however getting a he failed the exam this year when he had someone to sponsor him through school.

He twitter:

https://twitter.com/TweetsOfSHEGUN/status/1127589569732513792

Meanwhile, according to a Twitter influencer who promised to help him disclosed that Segun has been found on Sunday night and since receiving treatment.

https://twitter.com/thepamilerin/status/1127703550740635648

Segun recorded his act of trying commit suicide in a live session on Twitter.

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