Faith Alayande reportedly jumped from the rooftop of a four-storey hostel building at the Law School campus in Victoria Island.
A 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Faith Alayande, has died in a suspected suicide incident at the institution’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, after the student allegedly jumped from the rooftop of the four-storey hostel building.
The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying the deceased was found unresponsive within the hostel premises.
The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, said the hostel matron reported the incident after another student and a relative reportedly discovered a suicide note and began searching for Alayande.
According to her, the student had allegedly jumped from the rooftop before they could locate her.
“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-storey building,” Adebisi said.
She added that police operatives visited the scene following the report and evacuated the body to a morgue for preservation.
A security analyst, Zagazola Makama, also reported that the deceased was found on the ground within the hostel premises and that the Chief Matron, Mrs Igbokwe Juliana, reported the incident at the Victoria Island Police Division at about 6:30am.
The police said an investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.