A lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Dr Bede Opata has reportedly committed suicide over a yet-to-be
ascertained reason, Thisday reports.
Sources within the
university say the 38 year old law lecturer killed himself in his
apartment within the town on Saturday July 19th but his body was only
discovered on Sunday July 20th.
The lecturer who holds a doctorate degree in Law, hailed from Nsukka, Enugu state and was the son of a former Commissioner
in the old Anambra state, Chief Cletus Opata.
Eyaaaaa! RIP. Wat a life. I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***
ReplyDeleteDon't u av beta words to say den *catch me if u can**** u b must b 12yrs I guess
DeleteAt 38 he is already a PhD holder. That's a successful life. Why the suicide? Every problem has its solution.
DeleteIf not for the fear of hell more Nigerians will be committing suicide gaskiya. RIP.
ReplyDeleteKimmy *****
Yh pple re depressed,frustrated buh wat cud av been his challenges in life dat drove him 2 kill himself God is really sad. RIP
DeleteI feel u dear.
DeleteHmmm this is not a good news emerging from my great Alma Mater.
ReplyDeleteI hope the truth will be unravelled in no distant time.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Am yet to figure which lecturer is dt,seems he is new,cos I jst graduated 3yrs ago frm law unec,may ur soul rest in peace amen
DeleteMr Bona, so you are a Lion? Fellow Lioness here.
DeleteOn a more serious note, until Nigerians learn not to stigmatise mental health issues, then more people will be left with no choice than to engage in Suicide.
Most people are afraid to seek the much needed help they need.
RIp Mr Lecturer.
Thanks Banario for your intelligent comment . Bede is someone I ve known from childhood. He can't hurt a fly. He didn't commit any suicide . Its all planned n frame up . How can a guy @ 38 a Phd holder(Uk) , have everything going well for him commit suicide? For every body's info , his colleagues within the faculty shd tell us what happened to Bede ! God will surely expose whoever did this soonest ! Nigeria ve lost a genius . Bede , may your gentle soul continue to rest with the Lord .
DeleteU went to UNN??? I did too...never knew ur a LION..i graduated 2004, u ?
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Oh dear,so sorry for that experience why not go to the police station and lay ur complaints,they could be of great help
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DeleteIn as much as suicide is never an option,no one knows what he was going through before now and did he sough for help?
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My own UNN? Gosh! Well I've graduated since, so dunno him..... Same way prof ofoka nweke died in his apartment n was discovered days after. Yrs back though..... May his soul rest..
ReplyDeleteThorough investigation shd be conducted until its proven so. It shdnt be assumed that it's suicide.
ReplyDeleteComfort to the bereaved.
Maybe he's gay. I can't liv with himself.
ReplyDeleteShut up my friend!
DeleteWait o, r u well? Is dt all u cn say?
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DeleteSuch hate! How does an issue of suicide suddenly be become a religious one• Some Ode go just dey miss yan. #Sylar
DeleteWhat has that got to do with suicide now?
DeleteU sound so ignorant!
DeleteWhy suicide pls?...its never a way out. Safe journey 2 heaven.
ReplyDeleteEheh wat cud be d reason nw,I seriously hp it wasnt hiv oooo cos d rate @ which pple commit suicide onto hiv is so high nw,hiv isnt a death sentence...
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! Linda pls get details,pls.
ReplyDeletePeople that commit suicide are often people with pride.
ReplyDeleteI pity you.
DeleteWhen you start suffering for your runny mouth now people will start blaming innocent villagers
RIP 2 him. 38 and alone *sigh* ----C21
ReplyDeleteNa wa oh! That's sad!
ReplyDeletemtchwwwwwww, its only a loser and hopeless, will commit suicide.. So far he thinks that is the best solution for him, good for him na, congrat sef, idiot
ReplyDeleteSon of Solomon
Suicide aint d way out
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i dont fink its a suicide
ReplyDeleteOMG...this is soo Ebere Opata's bro Bede...shocking!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's suicide...so sad..
Na wa ooo y do pple do dat so they can't 4give dia slf or wat may God 4give him marydanladi180@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteRest in hell.
ReplyDeleteSuicide is truly nt d answer. . May his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteNa wa o
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm too bad..linda more details plsss
ReplyDeleteWhy na? What for?
ReplyDeleteY wil a lecturer commit suicide? A questn dat has no answer.
ReplyDeleteEeeya frustration of this country can make one commit suicide, may his soul rest in peace
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My equity lecturer, I just saw him on Friday, gosh y did he have to do dis, he was such a smart n good person. I pray he finally finds peace. RIP Dr Opata
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Speechless and waiting for events to unravel
ReplyDeleteNa wa ooo,wat rili happened?? Cgestheruko@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteOh ma gush!!!
ReplyDeleteMay gentle soul rest in Peace amen
RIP. But sucide is never an option. Linda, did you hear of the bomb blast in enugu market?Tonti n'ala.
ReplyDeleteSuicide or he was probably murdered and made to look like suicide,I hope Nigerians have some forensic team that would search for any possible finger prints on him.I don't believe this because Nigerians have seen worst days, they are strong and love life pls.
ReplyDeleteBad news!
ReplyDeleteMamafunkky@gmail.com
Hmmm wat could have led to this.....God help your people.
ReplyDeleteManipulations
ReplyDeleteI suspect foul play
ReplyDeleteSuicide is never the solution.
ReplyDeleteSad, especially to your family and to those you have inspired. I hope you are in peace now.
ReplyDeleteI hope he is not Nnenna Opata's Bro. Oh my God. Nnenna Nwanne m. I disagree is suicide. There is more to this story
ReplyDeleteDepression is real, i dont kw if Nigerians truly undastnds... Dou suicide isnt d answer.. RIP man
ReplyDeleteseriously why would someone kill himself....am way too handsome to die..lol
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missed my skul!!!! only God knows wat really hapened 2 him....... RIP Prof #Doro Classy#
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A pity dat lecturers who teaches us 2 be great lions and lioness will stoop so long as 2 tk his own life,i hv bin a d shoe whr suicide was an option for,it took d grace of God for me 2 return,@ dat point u cnt tink straight and u feel happy ending all controversy in ur life by comiting sucide.i'm mr lecturer but God was jst d last option.i tot of my mother and going 2 hell den i wnt 2 stay in church.pls evrybdy life is full of chnges somtyms we ar d ones who causes our pains and at d end wen cnt bear d imagination of living wit d trauma and we wnt a short cut 2 peace.but dere is no peace afta tking ur own life.wil jst open ur eye in hell.i love u all but God loves u mst.
ReplyDeleteNigerians don't commit suicide so that man did not commit suicide. Jopeyemi@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLinlin p's it's not UNN cos I am in UNN but rather UNEC cos Law is based @ Enugu and not in Nsukka but may his soul rest in perfect peace....... A super Lion is Gone.
ReplyDeleteIti mpataka, re both nt †̥Ñ’Ñ‘ same tin... I graduated frm unec too and my certificate bear unn.. So cos d law fac is in Enugu twn its nw a diff school.
DeleteThe school is UNN dear, UNEC is just an appendage. Don't blame you though, cos I only realized that after graduation.
DeleteHmmm, na wa o.
ReplyDeleteReally a bad news for UNN Enugu campus. Ogunaomi@gmail.com
ReplyDeletenot true,Rip...nkemdirimeverista111@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMay God have mercy on his ignorant soul... Such a pity
ReplyDeleteI hope u have found peace.....
ReplyDeleteR.I.P to him....
ReplyDeleteSO SAD...
ReplyDeleteOmg,wat a sad news
ReplyDeleteAs a Lion,, we UNN catz have been trained to face the worst, I wonder what happened to the young man, suicidal thoughts start little, then grow big.....one must always see reason to live, if you have none find one. THE GREMLIN HAS SPOKEN!
ReplyDeleteMay God Help this Country, It is a Pity!
ReplyDeleteWif al his educatn,he nva knew suicide is nt da way?evil evrywea menh! No point sayin Rip wen he took his own life,he cnt create.
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Can this be real @ his age and qualifications? i smear a rat! RIP
ReplyDeleteBede just bought his dad a brand new jeep. The day he died, he gave his sister money to go to market and buy things for food. Even the lecture note he was making was still on his table when he was found dead. The sister was so mad cos she came back from market to make food for the brother just to find him dead. To her,nothing in his xter suggested that he was going to kill himself. He even wrote a book that is to be published in US soon. A particular lecturer in UK offered to sponsor the book. What could have gone wrong or was he murdered?
ReplyDeleteCultists can stage that,.. Shit happens #just saying proper investigation should be done..
ReplyDeleteAm pained to read dis news. He killd himself over wht? We ned to be clarified. Pretex4luv@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletewhy resort to suicide. Life is so beautiful to end it with your own hands.
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Bede Opata I know cannot commit suicide, for what. Police needs to check who and who came to his residence
ReplyDeleteMumu shut up.If Jesus is God then who is God?so there are two Gods?goan read ur bibe.Jesus is lord.And besides what has dat got to do with this post?
ReplyDeleteThere's More To His Death. Rip Lecturer. (Linda's Man)
ReplyDeleteI thought the law faculty was in enugu?? not nsukka?? Linda get us correct gist
ReplyDeleteOpata chibueze, pls take heart
ReplyDeleteI just wonder what might have been his reason for during such
ReplyDeleteHis death should be investigated. R.I.P
ReplyDeleteMay be he caght terminal illness.
ReplyDeleteyou will cry on that day. it will be too late for you to discover hell is real when you die.
ReplyDeleteI hope the police investigates this properly. He was my classmate in stc nsukka class of 93. RIP mate.
ReplyDeleteLinda, u see!!!!! U have mostly UNN readers on line. I am proud to be a lioness. That story is not real, somethings are missing.
ReplyDeleteGREAT LIONS AND LIONESSES????
wat was his reason for killing himself
ReplyDeleteNawa ooo! My own UNN. Wht could have happened? RIP young man!
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't found with a rope or knife, was he??.... he was murdered jorr
ReplyDeleteYes . Bede committed suicide , without a suicide note. He was a class mate , very humble , calm , intelligent, but in recent years , he became aloof . But his decision to take away his life , is what I cannot understand . A doctorate degree holder in law , from a uk , university , a lecturer ,his hobby has always been to read and research , as i always argue with him on some topics . Well , Bede . R.I.P i wish you never did this .
ReplyDeleteBede Opata was definitely murdered & may be they made it look like he murdered himself. He is such a harmless person who can not hurt a fly. He is a very kind hearted guy who could do anything to see others happy. He had a lot going for him.
ReplyDelete@ Iyk how did you know he was aloof. May be he you had issues with him. Please watch your mouth. The Bede Opata I saw on thursday was very vibrant, cheerful & happy. He told me about his articles that were published. He also talked about his new book in the market. He said he might be going to DC in US to give a lecture. He made lots of progress from the last time I saw him which was 2 months ago. He finally told me about the lady He may settle down with. So how can somebody totally focused & had a lot going well for him kill himself. May be somebody killed him & made it look like he killed himself. Everything is possible in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteHe was my friend and colleague in STC in JS3 1990. Hard to believe he did this. I feel there's more to the story. May he find eternal rest. Keeping him and his family constantly in prayers...
ReplyDeleteGetting to a year now, no news of what happened to Bede, no details from security operatives. Is there a cover up? Can the university management especially law faculty and his family tell us any thing, What a great soul lost. The exist of a rare gem. Nsukka Zone has lost the only academic doctor in international law. What a shame
ReplyDeleteThey killed an innocent man and called it. Suicide
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