Dutse, September 20, 2024 (TheGavel) – A 40-year-old man, Jibrin Adamu, has tragically ended his life by hanging himself in Jigawar Maroka village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, in a statement issued in Dutse on Friday.
According to the PPRO, the deceased, who suffered from mental illness, committed the act on Thursday evening. On September 19, 2024, at approximately 6:30 PM, a distressing report was received at the Command headquarters regarding the tragic suicide.
Responding promptly to the alert, the Divisional Police Officer of Kiyawa and his team rushed to the scene. Upon arrival, they discovered the lifeless body of the man dangling from the ceiling of a classroom in an Islamic school in the area.
The corpse was subsequently transferred to Dutse General Hospital, where a medical doctor confirmed the deceased’s death. The remains of the deceased have since been released to his family for burial.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased had a history of mental health issues, which often led him to disappear for extended periods before returning home. Prior to his tragic demise, he had left home to fetch water near the scene of the incident.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmadu Abdullahi, has ordered a thorough investigation into the case to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the suicide.(NAN)
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