60-year old man commits suicide

Ahmad Tijjani Abdul,
Kano

A 60-year old man identified as Malam Ibrahim Abubakar on Thursday afternoon allegedly hanged himself inside his shop in Kano minutes after he performed Asr prayer (early afternoon prayers).

Ibrahim is a dealer in motor vehicle batteries along Zoo Road, Kano metropolis.

Shortly after the gruesome incident, Ibrahim’s corpse was found, tongue out with a rope tight to his neck hanging in his shop.

It was not immediately clear why he did it but the deceased’s son, Abdussalam, confirmed that his father was suffering from unknown illness and he’s facing financial challenges, as he’s about to marry off his daughter.

Abdussalam explained that they had been together shortly before the tragedy.

However, the Kano police Command is yet to respond to the development as at press time.