After his girlfriend married another man, a 42-year-old man named Ibrahim Adamu Mohd committed suicide by hanging at Kanti quarters in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Residents of Kanti reported finding the man with a rope around his neck dangling from a tree when they awoke on Sunday, June 12.
Spokesperson of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said the deceased is an indigene of Gayawa village in Ungogo LGA of Kano State.
He said Mr. Ibrahim committed suicide by hanging himself along Daura Road Adjacent Baushe filling station in Kazaure town at an uncompleted building.
The PPRO said a wedding invitation card and two SIM cards were found in the deceased’s possession.
Speaking to NewsMen, The police spokesperson said that the invitation card is that of the girlfriend.
According to him, the man’s family confirmed that the man committed suicide because he was heartbroken after his girlfriend married another man.
The deceased travelled from Kano to commit suicide in the area, which is why his body was not immediately identified by residents who saw it dangling from a tree.
The deceased’s body has been taken to a mortuary in the Kazaure council area.
