An 18-year-old 100 level student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has reportedly committed suicide after being scammed of her school fees.

Veronica Bako Myomuter, a 100 level student of the Department of History and International Studies at UNICAL, has reportedly committed suicide by ingesting a poisonous substance on Thursday, August 6 after being scammed of N100,000 said to be her school fees which she couldn’t pay before the outbreak of Coronavirus.

According to reports, the 18-year-old indigene of Katsina-Ala in Benue State invested the money in a ponzi scheme in which she was told she will get double of her investment within minutes, only to be scammed.

Tributes have been pouring out on social media.