law school student, 30 commits suicide

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. (NAN)