A 40-year-old man, Jibrin Adamu, has committed suicide by hanging at Jigawar Maroka village in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Friday.
Shiisu said the deceased, who suffered from mental illness, committed the act on Thursday evening.
“On September 19, 2024, at about 1830hrs, a tragic incident was reported at the Command headquarters that one Jibrin Adamu aged 40 of Jigawar Maroka village, Kiyawa LGA has committed suicide by hanging himself in a classroom at Miftahul Khairat Islamiyya And Primary School Gurdiba.
He said preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had occasional mental health issues that made him disappear for days before returning home.
“Prior to his death, he left home to fetch water close to the scene of the incident,” adding that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmadu Abdullahi, has ordered for investigation into the case.
