Hmmm!! The issue of suicide is becoming something else these days, last year, a lady in my place committed suicide around November. According to her friends, it was because of family issues. I felt sorry for her but then, how does taking her own life now solve the problem on ground? Suicide is never a solution, it's a huge trap on its own.
Your friends story is pathetic, I feel sorry for him, but suicide won't solve it. If I were him, I am dropping out of school but I am sueing that HOD if I have evidence but if I don't, I will just let everything go, return home and apologize to my parents. No matter how angry they might be, they will surely cool off. Now is not the time to start thinking about suicide, that's a set up, he should just calm down.
With the way you described the guy earlier on, I am still finding it had to believe that he had 7 COs, like how? A best graduating student getting low CGPA, Omo, it's complicated. Well, I will advise you do that video call too, you know there are so many hustlers in Nigeria now, it could be one of them, so, verify first before you start thinking of sending any help. I don't know the distance between the two of you, if not, I would have suggested you visited him instead.
Bro, the same way you feel surprised with the 7 CO, I was surprised too. He was saying how possible he would have that much CO.
We did a call, spoke and confirmed that it was my friend speaking. I have spoken to him and closed the matter of committing suicide. Trying to plan the next step of action to take with him.
Hmm!! It is well, thank you for being there for him, you are such a good friend. May God see you through as you plan to take the next step with him.