A 16-year-old boy identified as Ibrahim Lawan, has committed suicide in Kuki village, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Public Relations Officer of Rano Emirate, Nasiru Habu Faragai, said the district head of Bebeji submitted the report of the tragic incident to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, during the Emirate Council meeting on Monday, August 15, 2022.
According to Daily Trust, he disclosed that the emir ordered that the report be taken to the police in the Emirate Council for careful investigation into the cause of the death.
The PRO said that the deceased’s father was interrogated by the village head on whether the boy was into drugs or mentally ill.
“The emir was worried about the incident and asked the district head whether the boy was into drug abuse. He also asked the father whether he had some mental problems or they had grudges with someone, but the father said nothing was done to him. He also said he was not into drugs,” Faragai said.
He added that the emir ordered district heads of the council to embark on intense prayers to prevent similar occurrences.
Bebeji local government area is situated in Kano state which is found in the Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The headquarters of Bebeji Local Government Area are in the town of Bebeji and consist of several towns and villages including Kofa, Gargai, Baguda, Duramawa, Kuki, Yakun, Yanshere, and Damau.
