By Ismail Auwal
A 17-year-old secondary school student in Dau community, Wudil Local Government Area, Kano State has committed suicide.
She was found dead hanging by the branch of a tree.
Although the motive of the suicide is not yet ascertained some residents of the Dau community claimed that the deceased committed the suicide to avoid being pushed into a forced marriage.
Her parents, however, have refuted the claims, stating that they had no plans to wed her off while she was still in secondary school.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa who confirmed the incident, said the police are investigating the cause of her death.
