It’s a sad moment to the parents of Alvin, a student who allegedly drowned after receiving what he termed as disappointing Senior Six UNEB results.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson has confirmed Alvin’s alleged suicide. Onyango told this website that on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 4:00pm, police received a report about a dead body that had washed up on Lake Victoria at Muhamud’s Beach.
“Upon arrival, officers confirmed the presence of a male adult’s body, which was then transported to Mulago City Mortuary for a post-mortem examination,” he said.
He added: “Later, relatives of the deceased contacted the police, identified the individual, and requested permission to proceed with burial arrangements, promising to report back to the police to provide a formal statement. The police agreed to their request.”
Reports indicate that Alvin from Entebbe angrily moved away from his parents’ home after scoring ten points from the 2024 UACE results released by UNEB on Friday March 14, 2025.
The deceased is said to have drowned from Kasenyi where his body was found floating in the lake.
The number of students committing suicide is growing day by day.
In January 2025, a Senior Four Student at Ntare School in Mbarara City committed suicide after he was forced to bathe.
The 18-year-old Atwine Alvin was a son to one of the teachers at Ntare School known as Tr. Tuheise Peter.
It was reported that Alvin took rat poison after his parents insisted on his bathing which ended his life.
It was reported that Alvin used to go to Ntare fields every evening and returned home to no bathing.
And when the parents tried to compel him to bathe saying enough was enough after he had taken 4 days of missing out, he got angered and decided to take poison which ended his life.
Police Investigate Circumstances Under Which S3 Girl Burnt Self to Death
In February, 2025, a Senior Three student at Mpoma Girls School in Nama sub-county, Mukono district identified as Carnelian Maria Ndagire set herself ablaze.
Ndagire succumbed to the injuries she sustained and it was revealed that the matter that sparked the burning of herself was as a result of her parents’ refusal to change her from her school to another school of her choice.
At Seeta High School Main Campus, a Senior Three Student, Elishama Ssesaazi also allegedly hanged himself in the dormitory.
However, though it’s been over a month ever since the incident happened, Police have not yet come out with any statement regarding Elishama’s death despite the demands from the deceased’s family and the general public.
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