A 45 year old man identified as, Balarabe Haruna of Hausawa Sabon
Titi quarters, Kano municipal has reportedly committed suicide by
jumping into a well.
Balarabe was said to have excused his 10 children and his wife from
their house before he allegedly jumped into the well at the centre of
his compound.
According to vanguard, the middle aged man was last week diagnosed
and treated of malaria parasite, and was said to be recuperating fast
before his tragic end.
A family source said that the late Haruna has no trace of mental
illness and that the entire family is still at a loss on what informed
his decision.
Speaking on the incident, the eldest son to the deceased, Balarabe
Mahmud, said the incident occurred at about 2.00pm Saturday when the
entire family members were temporarily asked to vacate the compound by
his late father to enable him have a rest.
Mahmud disclosed that, “We left our home in strict compliance with
his directives to allow my ailing father have complete rest only to
return home and discovered he was missing. We immediately raised a search team only for us to notice strange
movement in the well as we promptly invited men of the Fire service
department to the rescue.”
Consequently, the fire service operation that lasted few hours led to the recovery of his corpse from the Well amid tears.
Confirming the incident, Director Fire Service in Kano, Mohammad
Rilwan, said they got to the scene at about 3pm after his men received
emergency call few minutes earlier.
The Director Fire Service said the victim was, “rescued dead and delivered to the family after a formal request.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Magaji Musa
Majia, said the incident has not been reported officially to the police.