75-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide in Gombe

Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Baba Jigawa, aged 75, who was found hanging in a provision store at Gombe Timber market.


The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ahmed Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Monday.


“He was found hanging; photograph of his remains snapped and investigations are still ongoing”, he said.

Usman said the body was taken to the Specialists’ Hospital Gombe, where Doctors confirmed that he had passed on. According to him, efforts have been intensified to get to the root of the matter.