A Nigerian Law student commits suicide by hanging.

A 30-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Auwal Haruna, has committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself on the ceiling fan in his hotel room in Takum.

The incident was confirmed by the police to newsmen in Jalingo on Monday, saying the matter was under investigation.

The body of the deceased was found dangling from a ceiling fan at a Guest Inn in Takum. Until his death, he 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.

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, their mother.

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There has been an upsurge in suicide cases in Taraba attributed to the increase in drug abuse and frustration.
The State police spokesman ASP Joseph Kwaji said “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.’’

Two other 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.


**Seriously, suicide should never be an option!