A 30-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Auwal Haruna,
allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself on the ceiling
fan in his hotel room in Takum.
The state Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the incident to newsmen in
Jalingo on Monday, saying the matter was under investigation.
According to him, the body of the deceased was found dangling from a ceiling fan at Mairiga Guest Inn, Takum.
He
said the deceased, until his death, was a suspect in a case of murder
involving his younger brother, Ahmed, who allegedly connived with their
mother, Aisha, to murder their father, Haruna Mohammed.
He said
that the deceased’s brother (Ahmed), 27, was being detained for
abducting and hanging his father to death in the suburb of Gembu over
his father’s alleged marriage of a second wife against the wishes of his
wife.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there is an upsurge in suicide cases in Taraba.
Kwaji attributed the increase in cases of suicide to drug abuse and frustration.
“Most of these young men commit suicide as a result of drug abuse and frustration in life. Suicide
is not the solution to our problems. Killing oneself is not only
contrary to the laws of the land, but also against our religions,’’
Kwaji said.
NAN recalls that two incidents of suicide were recorded in Jalingo in February.
One
involved a 400 Level student of the Taraba University, Friday Samson,
32, who poisoned himself to death over lack of funds to pay his school
fees.
The other incident involved a watchman, Saidu Babura, 45,
who hung himself on a tree at Hassan Primary School, Jalingo, after an
alleged battle against drug abuse.
In January, 21 year-old Mansur
Tanko burnt himself to death in Jalingo because his father, Tanko
Mijinyawa, allegedly refused to approve of his plan to marry.
Source - NAN
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