By Ismail Auwal
A 25-year-old man committed suicide in Jigawa State’s Taura Local Government Area.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state police command’s spokesperson, ASP Lawan Shiisu, on Tuesday.
Shiisu noted that the victim hung himself from a tree on Monday using his trousers.
He stated that the victim, who had previously been reported missing, was later discovered hung to a tree in a bush on the outskirts of Zangon Maje village.
“On Jan. 24, at about 2:30 p.m., the District Head of Kwalam, Alhaji Muttaka Uba, called and informed that one Naziru Badamasi, aged 25, of Tsadawa village of Taura LGA, and who was suffering from mental illness, was nowhere to be found after he left home on the same date, at about 12:30 p.m
“He was later found after he hung himself with his trousers on tree outskirts of Zangon Maje village, also in Taura LGA,” he said.
Shiisu added that upon receipt of the information, a team of policemen moved to the scene and took the corpse to Ringim General Hospital, where it was certified dead by a medical doctor.
According to him, the corpse was later released to the deceased’s relatives for burial as no foul play was suspected in the case after preliminary investigation.
