A promising young Nigerian student has died after he allegedly took two bottles of an insecticide over poor academic results.

A final year pharmacy student of the Delta State University, Abraka, has reportedly committed suicide after being chastised by his father over his poor academic performance.

It was gathered that Orumah Efemena TuTu, took his own life by taking two bottles of an insecticide called Sniper.

His father had allegedly visited him in school to berate him for not progressing like his younger ones after he was reportedly put on probation twice and had four carryovers.