Tears for Akwa Ibom Poly Babe Wey Sleep, No Wake Up – Final Year Student Die Mysteriously for Bed

Na serious gbese bust for Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, as one final-year babe for Journalism and Media Studies department, Emem Okon Jimmy, kpai mysteriously inside her sleep. According to tori wey land, na for Thursday night, she go bed as normal, but by Friday evening, people never still see her come outside.

Neighbours begin dey worry say Emem never show face, especially as she be person wey dey always active for lodge. Na when lodge caretaker shout around 10pm say “Wetin dey happen?” people rush go check. After them try open her room tire and no gree work, na so dem climb ceiling like Nollywood film, break enter her room—and wetin dem see shock dem gidi gan.

Dem meet Emem for bed, face down, bedspread cover her body, and her phone still dey her hand like say she dey text before the unexpected happen. Blood bin dey come out from her nose join, wey stain the mattress. Omo, na so everybody freeze!

School, Friends and Family Carry Candle, But Questions Still Dey

As the news scatter Akwa Ibom like wildfire, everybody from her department to the whole polytechnic just enter mourning mode. The Head of Department, Dr. Inemesit Umoren, lead candlelight procession wey happen before her burial. The man nearly cry when he talk say, “Only God know wetin happen. Make una dey do medical checkup, o. School dey important, but health na number one.”

Many Akwa Ibom students still dey shake head, dey ask how person go just sleep, no wake up. Some dey talk say she even chop with dem that night, gree laugh, gree gist, even snap selfie. Wetin really happen to Emem still be mystery as no proper medical report don come out yet. But the blood from her nose na wetin make many believe say e fit be medical gbege.

Her elder brother run come from Uyo go Akwa Ibomsharp sharp once dem call am, and na him carry the body go mortuary for further arrangements. The whole lodge still cold since that incident. Emem wey just dey prepare final year project, don waka go meet her ancestors.

Life No Balance – Online People Dey Cry, Students Dey Fear

Social media don scatter since the news drop. Hashtags like #JusticeForEmem and #GoneTooSoon trend for local space. Some students talk say na time for everybody to check body wella, because stress, lack of rest and no checkup dey kill youths lowkey.

One Akwa ibom poly student post say, “This one pain me. Emem no even sick. Na so life short reach? Make we dey go clinic, no dey form strong head.” Another one talk say, “I see her that evening oh! She still dey laugh. Now see wetin we dey talk.”

Akwa Ibom Poly don enter sober mood. No party, no loud noise. Students dey even fear to sleep alone for hostel. Everybody dey whisper say, “Make God protect us.” As her burial reach, tears just full everywhere. Emem matter don remind everybody say life na loan—nobody sabi when the creditor go collect back.