It is a sad time for the family members of a Nigerian doctor after he reportedly committed suicide.

According to Grass Reporters, a resident medical doctor working with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Dr. Crystal Akpan reportedly committed suicide by ingesting a chemical substance suspected to be Sniper.

The reason for his action is unknown but unconfirmed report said Dr. Akpan may have taken his life after failing his professional exam for residents, which he had written for some years without success.

The deceased who worked in Cardiology Department of the hospital was married with three kids.