A member of staff of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prince Carter Oshodin, on Friday committed suicide at his Umelu Community in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City.
The late Oshodin, who until the incident was attached to the Data Unit of the university, was said to have taken extreme action due to his dire financial situation, occasioned by the non-payment of his salary in line with the no- work-no-pay policy of the Federal Government.
Though the Non-Academic Staff Union the deceased belonged to had called off its strike, he, along with his contemporaries in the university, was yet to be paid.
Oshodin’s Facebook confirmed his job description at UNIBEN, while the deceased described himself as Craze J. A message on his profile page reads, “Leave a good legacy behind before you depart”.
In a Facebook post in 2017, Oshodin had advised those who work in the public sector to persevere as there were better days ahead.
