Mr. Opesusi Oluwafemi, the father of 19-year-old Faith Opesusi Timileyin, who tragically took her own life after receiving a low score in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has revealed that she died after ingesting rat poison.

In an emotional interview with BBC Pidgin on Thursday, Mr. Oluwafemi said his daughter, who aspired to study Microbiology at the university, was devastated after discovering she scored just 146 in the examination — a sharp decline from her high score in the previous year.

“My daughter scored very high in last year’s JAMB result. This year, they gave her 146 and that was what made her drink rat poison,” he said. “She was devastated and disappointed when she saw her results.”

Mr. Oluwafemi lamented that Faith did not share her emotional distress with anyone in the family.

“If she had opened up, we would have consoled her and told her that there is still hope,” he added.

Faith’s death comes amid widespread outrage over discrepancies in this year’s UTME results. On Wednesday, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, publicly admitted to errors in the processing of the 2025 UTME results.

Visibly emotional and in tears while addressing the media, Prof. Oloyede issued an apology to affected candidates and disclosed that at least 379,997 candidates were impacted by technical irregularities that occurred in 157 of the 882 examination centres across the country.

______________________________________________________________________ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LAWYERS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE Reimagine your practice with the power of AI “...this is the only Nigerian book I know of on the topic.” — Ohio Books Ltd Authored by Ben Ijeoma Adigwe, Esq., ACIArb (UK), LL.M, Dip. in Artificial Intelligence, Director, Delta State Ministry of Justice, Asaba, Nigeria. Bonus: Get a FREE eBook titled “How to Use AI in Legalpedia and Law Pavilion” with every purchase.

How to Order: 📞 Call, Text, or WhatsApp: 08034917063 | 07055285878 📧 Email: benadigwe1@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www.benadigwe.com

Ebook Version: Access directly online at: https://selar.com/prv626

______________________________________________________________________ [A MUST HAVE] Evidence Act Demystified With Recent And Contemporary Cases And Materials
“Evidence Act: Complete Annotation” by renowned legal experts Sanni & Etti.
Available now for NGN 40,000 at ASC Publications, 10, Boyle Street, Onikan, Lagos. Beside High Court, TBS. Email publications@ayindesanni.com or WhatsApp +2347056667384. Purchase Link: https://paystack.com/buy/evidence-act-complete-annotation ________________________________________________________________________ The Law And Practice Of Redundancy In Nigeria: A Practitioner’s Guide, Authored By A Labour & Employment Law Expert Bimbo Atilola _______________________________________________________________________