Hardship: Police Arrest Man Who Climbed 120ft Mast In Abuja In Suicide Attempt

As the economic hardship in Nigeria continues to bit harder, Police authorities in Abuja have arrested a man who attempted suicide as a protest over the country’s biting socio-economic hardship.

The Matrix gathers that the man identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau had earlier on Monday climbed a 120ft mast at ASO Radio in the Katampe area of the nation’s capital, threatening to take his life.

Reacting to the development I a late statement on Monday, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command Josephine Adeh disclosed that the man is currently in police custody.

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“With much professional persuasion from the police operatives, the man later identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau was prevented from taking his own life.

He claimed to have been observing the mast for about a week before deciding to climb it. The suspect is presently in police custody and stable condition.

“Further development will be communicated in due course” she said.

Shuaibu is the second Nigerian in recent years to have threatened to take his own life over the country’s economic conditions. In 2018, one Nurudeen Lliyasu climbed a telecommunication mast in the nation’s capital, vowing to take his life due to hardship.