Ex-AAU registrar’s wife commits suicide

BENIN CITY— THE University town of Ekpoma, in
Edo State was thrown into mourning yesterday,
when the wife of the former registrar of the

Ambrose Alli Unversity, Mrs. Kate Edokpayi, was
found dead after committing suicide.
Her dangling body was discovered by her husband,
Mr. Larry Edokpayi, in one of the rooms in their
boy’s quarters.
Although she did not leave any suicide note, it was,
however, learnt that she might have been frustrated
over her health challenges.
It was gathered that she had repeatedly expressed
frustration over her inability to get cure for her
diabetic condition.
Vanguard learnt that the husband, who recently
retired from the service of the university, had
suspected kidnapping after a long search before he
was advised to check the boy’s quarters.
On getting to the quarters, he was said to have
observed that the door was bolted from behind and
forced it open. He was shocked to see the dangling
body of his wife at the ceiling.
She was an Assistant Director with the Edo State
Ministry of Education, overseeing the ministry’s
office in the Ekpoma before her death.