Security Guard, Almajiri Pupil Commit Suicide In Kano
Nuradeen Shehu, a security guard at a private school on Danmusa Street, Gadon Kaya in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, has reportedly taken his own life.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hussaini Gumel, confirmed that the incident occurred in one of the classrooms in the college.
He said on Sunday morning, January 28, one Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki reported to the police that the security guard hanged himself with a rope in the classroom.
The CP explained that a team of police from Gwale division led by the Divisional Police Officer went to the scene and forced the classroom door open.
The operatives were said to have taken the guard to Murtala Mohammed General Hospital where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.
His body was subsequently released to his family for burial.
It was learnt that Shehu reportedly hanged himself because his ex-wife remarried.
The police commissioner said the command had commenced investigation into the incident
Daily Trust reports that a couple of suicides have been recorded in Kano in recent times.
A middle-aged man had hanged himself along Yahaya Gusau Road recently. Another case was recorded separately in Sauna Kawaji and Tsamiya in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
Similarly, a 17-year-old Almajiri, identified as Idris Nasiru, has reportedly committed suicide in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State.
Nasiru, was a pupil of Malam Shuaibu Tsangaya in Tudun Wada. His body was found hanging in an uncompleted building in the area on January 22, 2024.
The District Head of Tudun Wada, Alhaji Bako Alu, who confirmed the development, disclosed that an investigation had commenced into the incident.
The Zonal Information Officer of Rano Zone, Nasiru Habu Faragai, said, “The news was announced in a report delivered before Emir of Rano, Ambassador Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, at his palace. Alhaji Bako Alu, representing the office of Wakilin Sarkin Rano at Tudun Wada Local Government Area, revealed that Nasiru’s death, with no apparent motive, has left the community in dilema.
“Nasiru’s teacher, Malam Ayuba Sha’aibu, made the grim discovery after searching for the missing boy and tracing him to the uncompleted building. Sha’aibu immediately notified the village head of Tudun Wada and the police.
“Adding to the mystery, authorities apprehended another Almajiri boy named Nura, a friend of Nasiru who was also 17 yeard old. Nura had recently reconciled with Nasiru, prompting suspicion over his potential involvement. The police are currently interrogating him in connection with the tragedy.”
