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Monday 21 July 2014

UNN Lecturer Commits Suicide

A lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Dr Bede Opata has reportedly committed suicide over a yet-to-be ascertained reason, Thisday reports.
 
Sources within the university say the 38 year old law lecturer killed himself in his apartment within the town on Saturday July 19th but his body was only discovered on Sunday July 20th.
 
The lecturer who holds a doctorate degree in Law, hailed from Nsukka, Enugu state and was the son of a former Commissioner in the old Anambra state, Chief Cletus Opata.

110 comments:

Unknown said...

Eyaaaaa! RIP. Wat a life. I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

Anonymous said...

If not for the fear of hell more Nigerians will be committing suicide gaskiya. RIP.

Kimmy *****

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Hmmm this is not a good news emerging from my great Alma Mater.
I hope the truth will be unravelled in no distant time.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Anonymous said...

In as much as suicide is never an option,no one knows what he was going through before now and did he sough for help?
Cooldavoe@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

My own UNN? Gosh! Well I've graduated since, so dunno him..... Same way prof ofoka nweke died in his apartment n was discovered days after. Yrs back though..... May his soul rest..

Cute G said...

Thorough investigation shd be conducted until its proven so. It shdnt be assumed that it's suicide.
Comfort to the bereaved.

Anonymous said...

Maybe he's gay. I can't liv with himself.

Anonymous said...

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these books come from? If you have
books such as "watch tower", "awake"
of Jehovah Witness, bring them to the
church so that we pray for you and
burn them. It is satanic! This sect of
Jehovah Witness is not a church of
Jesus Christ. The first sign to
recognize a church of satan is this:
any church that denies the divinity of
Jesus is from satan. Even the devil
himself knows that Jesus is God!
Whether the Jehovah witnesses like it
or not, Jesus is God and will remain
God! Amen!

Her Excellency said...

Why suicide pls?...its never a way out. Safe journey 2 heaven.

Unknown said...

Eheh wat cud be d reason nw,I seriously hp it wasnt hiv oooo cos d rate @ which pple commit suicide onto hiv is so high nw,hiv isnt a death sentence...

Amarachukwu. said...

OMG!!! Linda pls get details,pls.

Getdatish said...

People that commit suicide are often people with pride.

Anonymous said...

RIP 2 him. 38 and alone *sigh* ----C21

ary said...

Na wa oh! That's sad!

Anonymous said...

mtchwwwwwww, its only a loser and hopeless, will commit suicide.. So far he thinks that is the best solution for him, good for him na, congrat sef, idiot

Son of Solomon

www.glowyshoes.com said...

Suicide aint d way out

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ecube said...

i dont fink its a suicide

Muna said...

OMG...this is soo Ebere Opata's bro Bede...shocking!!
I don't think it's suicide...so sad..

Anonymous said...

Na wa ooo y do pple do dat so they can't 4give dia slf or wat may God 4give him marydanladi180@gmail.com

NAOMI said...

Rest in hell.

DOBY DOBY said...

Suicide is truly nt d answer. . May his soul rest in peace

Amaka.u.l. said...

Na wa o

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm too bad..linda more details plsss

Anonymous said...

Why na? What for?

Unknown said...

Y wil a lecturer commit suicide? A questn dat has no answer.

Dan Skila said...

Eeeya frustration of this country can make one commit suicide, may his soul rest in peace

danskila1@gmail.com

Unknown said...

My equity lecturer, I just saw him on Friday, gosh y did he have to do dis, he was such a smart n good person. I pray he finally finds peace. RIP Dr Opata

Anonymous said...

dont be surprised if it was over a babe


damn nigerian hoes

Unknown said...

So sad

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sad news every day. Too bad :-(


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dessymal said...

Speechless and waiting for events to unravel

Esther said...

Na wa ooo,wat rili happened?? Cgestheruko@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

rip..patoswife@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Oh ma gush!!!
May gentle soul rest in Peace amen

Anonymous said...

RIP. But sucide is never an option. Linda, did you hear of the bomb blast in enugu market?Tonti n'ala.

Anonymous said...

Suicide or he was probably murdered and made to look like suicide,I hope Nigerians have some forensic team that would search for any possible finger prints on him.I don't believe this because Nigerians have seen worst days, they are strong and love life pls.

Unknown said...

Bad news!
Mamafunkky@gmail.com

dhobiz said...

Hmmm wat could have led to this.....God help your people.

EsteeLauder said...

Manipulations

Anonymous said...

I suspect foul play

Bbg Eze said...

Suicide is never the solution.

Chop Chop said...

Sad, especially to your family and to those you have inspired. I hope you are in peace now.

Anonymous said...

I hope he is not Nnenna Opata's Bro. Oh my God. Nnenna Nwanne m. I disagree is suicide. There is more to this story

Anonymous said...

Depression is real, i dont kw if Nigerians truly undastnds... Dou suicide isnt d answer.. RIP man

Unknown said...

seriously why would someone kill himself....am way too handsome to die..lol

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Anonymous said...

Shut up my friend!

DADDYSWIFE said...

Am yet to figure which lecturer is dt,seems he is new,cos I jst graduated 3yrs ago frm law unec,may ur soul rest in peace amen

Anonymous said...

go and read ur Bible and stop saying tins u dt no

Anonymous said...

missed my skul!!!! only God knows wat really hapened 2 him....... RIP Prof #Doro Classy#

Anonymous said...

RIP



BORN TO SHINE!!!

Rkelly said...

A pity dat lecturers who teaches us 2 be great lions and lioness will stoop so long as 2 tk his own life,i hv bin a d shoe whr suicide was an option for,it took d grace of God for me 2 return,@ dat point u cnt tink straight and u feel happy ending all controversy in ur life by comiting sucide.i'm mr lecturer but God was jst d last option.i tot of my mother and going 2 hell den i wnt 2 stay in church.pls evrybdy life is full of chnges somtyms we ar d ones who causes our pains and at d end wen cnt bear d imagination of living wit d trauma and we wnt a short cut 2 peace.but dere is no peace afta tking ur own life.wil jst open ur eye in hell.i love u all but God loves u mst.

Anonymous said...

Nigerians don't commit suicide so that man did not commit suicide. Jopeyemi@gmail.com

Beautiful butterfly said...

Linlin p's it's not UNN cos I am in UNN but rather UNEC cos Law is based @ Enugu and not in Nsukka but may his soul rest in perfect peace....... A super Lion is Gone.

Unknown said...

Hmmm, na wa o.

Unknown said...

Really a bad news for UNN Enugu campus. Ogunaomi@gmail.com

Solary said...

Wait o, r u well? Is dt all u cn say?
SMH

Anonymous said...

Your mother is the leader of hoes in Nigeria

Anonymous said...

Such hate! How does an issue of suicide suddenly be become a religious one• Some Ode go just dey miss yan. #Sylar

Anonymous said...

What has that got to do with suicide now?

Anonymous said...

not true,Rip...nkemdirimeverista111@gmail.com

DownUnder said...

Mr Bona, so you are a Lion? Fellow Lioness here.
On a more serious note, until Nigerians learn not to stigmatise mental health issues, then more people will be left with no choice than to engage in Suicide.
Most people are afraid to seek the much needed help they need.
RIp Mr Lecturer.

DownUnder said...

I pity you.
When you start suffering for your runny mouth now people will start blaming innocent villagers

Olubukola Ozone said...

May God have mercy on his ignorant soul... Such a pity

Anonymous said...

Thanks Banario for your intelligent comment . Bede is someone I ve known from childhood. He can't hurt a fly. He didn't commit any suicide . Its all planned n frame up . How can a guy @ 38 a Phd holder(Uk) , have everything going well for him commit suicide? For every body's info , his colleagues within the faculty shd tell us what happened to Bede ! God will surely expose whoever did this soonest ! Nigeria ve lost a genius . Bede , may your gentle soul continue to rest with the Lord .

Anonymous said...

Don't u av beta words to say den *catch me if u can**** u b must b 12yrs I guess

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kelvin said...

I hope u have found peace.....

NaNcY DreW said...

Yh pple re depressed,frustrated buh wat cud av been his challenges in life dat drove him 2 kill himself God is really sad. RIP

Abdullateef said...

R.I.P to him....

OSINANL said...

SO SAD...

Anonymous said...

Omg,wat a sad news

Anonymous said...

As a Lion,, we UNN catz have been trained to face the worst, I wonder what happened to the young man, suicidal thoughts start little, then grow big.....one must always see reason to live, if you have none find one. THE GREMLIN HAS SPOKEN!

Anonymous said...

May God Help this Country, It is a Pity!

Eagle Eyes Media said...

At 38 he is already a PhD holder. That's a successful life. Why the suicide? Every problem has its solution.

jbankzE said...

Wif al his educatn,he nva knew suicide is nt da way?evil evrywea menh! No point sayin Rip wen he took his own life,he cnt create.

~@iamJbankz Olamide's PA~

PAVOUR said...

Can this be real @ his age and qualifications? i smear a rat! RIP

Anonymous said...

Bede just bought his dad a brand new jeep. The day he died, he gave his sister money to go to market and buy things for food. Even the lecture note he was making was still on his table when he was found dead. The sister was so mad cos she came back from market to make food for the brother just to find him dead. To her,nothing in his xter suggested that he was going to kill himself. He even wrote a book that is to be published in US soon. A particular lecturer in UK offered to sponsor the book. What could have gone wrong or was he murdered?

Anonymous said...

Cultists can stage that,.. Shit happens #just saying proper investigation should be done..

Anonymous said...

Oh dear,so sorry for that experience why not go to the police station and lay ur complaints,they could be of great help

Unknown said...

Sorry abt it. Sis,dos hartles men will. Return ur CAR.cos ur sweats will. Mk dem restles

Anonymous said...

Am pained to read dis news. He killd himself over wht? We ned to be clarified. Pretex4luv@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

why resort to suicide. Life is so beautiful to end it with your own hands.
#PICCANTO#
lausmithuj@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Bede Opata I know cannot commit suicide, for what. Police needs to check who and who came to his residence

Anonymous said...

I feel u dear.

Anonymous said...

Mumu shut up.If Jesus is God then who is God?so there are two Gods?goan read ur bibe.Jesus is lord.And besides what has dat got to do with this post?

Anonymous said...

There's More To His Death. Rip Lecturer. (Linda's Man)

Anonymous said...

Iti mpataka, re both nt †̥Ñ’Ñ‘ same tin... I graduated frm unec too and my certificate bear unn.. So cos d law fac is in Enugu twn its nw a diff school.

Cathy Zeta! said...

I thought the law faculty was in enugu?? not nsukka?? Linda get us correct gist

Unknown said...

Opata chibueze, pls take heart

chimobi victor said...

I just wonder what might have been his reason for during such

APPLE said...

His death should be investigated. R.I.P

Anonymous said...

May be he caght terminal illness.

Unknown said...

you will cry on that day. it will be too late for you to discover hell is real when you die.

Unknown said...

I hope the police investigates this properly. He was my classmate in stc nsukka class of 93. RIP mate.

Anonymous said...

U sound so ignorant!

my goodness said...

Linda, u see!!!!! U have mostly UNN readers on line. I am proud to be a lioness. That story is not real, somethings are missing.
GREAT LIONS AND LIONESSES????

Unknown said...

wat was his reason for killing himself

Unknown said...

Nawa ooo! My own UNN. Wht could have happened? RIP young man!

Unknown said...

The school is UNN dear, UNEC is just an appendage. Don't blame you though, cos I only realized that after graduation.

CINDY said...

He wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr

CINDY said...

He wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr

CINDY said...

He wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr

CINDY said...

He wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr

Unknown said...

Yes . Bede committed suicide , without a suicide note. He was a class mate , very humble , calm , intelligent, but in recent years , he became aloof . But his decision to take away his life , is what I cannot understand . A doctorate degree holder in law , from a uk , university , a lecturer ,his hobby has always been to read and research , as i always argue with him on some topics . Well , Bede . R.I.P i wish you never did this .

Anonymous said...

Bede Opata was definitely murdered & may be they made it look like he murdered himself. He is such a harmless person who can not hurt a fly. He is a very kind hearted guy who could do anything to see others happy. He had a lot going for him.

Anonymous said...

@ Iyk how did you know he was aloof. May be he you had issues with him. Please watch your mouth. The Bede Opata I saw on thursday was very vibrant, cheerful & happy. He told me about his articles that were published. He also talked about his new book in the market. He said he might be going to DC in US to give a lecture. He made lots of progress from the last time I saw him which was 2 months ago. He finally told me about the lady He may settle down with. So how can somebody totally focused & had a lot going well for him kill himself. May be somebody killed him & made it look like he killed himself. Everything is possible in Nigeria.

Fr. Ifeanyi Ray Anagboso said...

He was my friend and colleague in STC in JS3 1990. Hard to believe he did this. I feel there's more to the story. May he find eternal rest. Keeping him and his family constantly in prayers...

Anonymous said...

Getting to a year now, no news of what happened to Bede, no details from security operatives. Is there a cover up? Can the university management especially law faculty and his family tell us any thing, What a great soul lost. The exist of a rare gem. Nsukka Zone has lost the only academic doctor in international law. What a shame

Anonymous said...

They killed an innocent man and called it. Suicide

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