An HND student of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Ebonyi State, allegedly ended her life after her boyfriend ended their relationship.

The deceased student identified as Olivia James is alleged to have consumed a poisonous substance after a misunderstanding with her boyfriend identified as Henry who is now said to be at large. According to reports, during the course of the misunderstanding, Henry stopped taking Olivia's calls, rather an unknown female is said to be the one answering the calls.

Unable to live with the realization that the man she has been spending all her savings on was likely cheating and acting uninterested in their relationship, Olivia took the drastic move of ending her life.

She is said to have left a Whatsapp message for one of her friends about taking her life. She was found unconscious in her apartment and by the time she was rushed to the hospital, she was pronounced dead.