25-year-old man commits suicide in Jigawa

Nasiru Badamasi, a 25-year-old man from Tsadawa village in Jigawa State’s Taura local government district, committed suicide.

Lawan Shiisu, a spokesman for the state police command, confirmed the event in Dutse on Tuesday, saying the victim hung himself from a tree with his trousers.

On Monday night, January 24, the victim, who had been reported missing, was discovered hanging from a tree in a thicket on the outskirts of Zangon Maje hamlet, he added.

On the 24th of January, 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,” the PPRO stated.

 “He was later found after he hung himself with his trousers on tree outskirts of Zangon Maje village, also in Taura LGA,” he said. Mr Shiisu added that upon receipt of the information, a team of police officers 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.