A 37-year-old man, Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed visa deal has been rescued by the Kano State Fire Service.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi on Thursday.
The incident, according to Abdullahi happened on Thursday morning at State Road, Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano.
He said, “We received a distress call at about 10:07 a.m. from the Ministry of Works and Housing, Kano state, about a suicide attempt by hanging on a tree.
“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our fire fighting vehicle to the scene at 10:10 a.m.”
Rabiu, a resident of Semegu Quarters, was said to have attempted to hang himself over his inability to refund N2 million to those he tried to assist in obtaining a travel Visa.
“During interrogation, we gathered that Rabiu connected some people to those that process travel visas to foreign countries, which was successful.
“Those he tried to help, however, rejected the visa, saying it was not the type they paid for and demanded a refund of their money already paid to the processors.
“We reliably gathered that he was able to raise half a million naira only.
“But pressure and threats from the people he wanted to assist made him to try to take his own life,” the PRO added.
He further stated that Rabiu was rescued alive and handed over to Zaharaddini of Farm Centre Police Division.
Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.
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