Jigawa Based Photographer Commits Suicide

Usman Sani Goga, a 30-year-old photographer, killed himself in Jigawa State’s Babura Local Government Area’s Akula Quarters.

The deceased hanged himself in his chamber on Wednesday, according to CSC Adamu Shehu, the NSCDC’s Jigawa-based spokesperson, who confirmed the event in a statement on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

According to CSC Shehu, his wife found his body when she got home from a visit.

“According to her, her husband dropped her at a relative’s house that fateful day around 1400hrs with a promise to pick her up later in the evening. She said around 1700hrs she called his phone severally without response which made her take a commercial vehicle back home and on reaching there she realized that she was without keys and decided to call his phone again, yet there was no response,” the statement read.

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“She requested the assistance of the motorcyclist to jump over the wall and unlock the main entrance from inside. Upon opening the door she saw her husband’s motorcycle parked which is very unusual.

“She hurried inside where she saw his body hanging from a ceiling fan hook in their bedroom. She fainted at the horrific sight and it was the motorcyclist who shouted for help and neighbours rushed to the scene. The body was then untied, brought down and rushed to the hospital where he was certified dead on arrival by a medical practitioner.

“Investigation into the incident revealed that a bedside drawer was used on top of a 6′ by 6′ sized bed in order to reach the ceiling where the hook is fixed, and a rope was tied to it, the bedside drawer was then pushed off possibly with legs in order to dislodged or rather suspend the body from the hook.

“At the time of writing this report, details of his action were sketchy but close associates disclosed that the deceased has an inherent mental disorder that turns up occasionally. He was married to his wife about 4 months ago and was living happily with his wife. Further Investigation is ongoing. The deceased was buried according to Islamic rites.”