A local hunter who also functions as a vigilante in Adamawa State has killed himself under circumstances considered too flimsy for suicide.
The hunter, Usman Alhaji Audu of Gada Maisaje in Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly shot himself to death after his mother berated him for beating his young son.
According to sources Usman was said to have caned his four-year-old son for returning late from an errand, a punishment that his mother as well as the boy’s grandmother, considered too harsh and over which she cautioned Usman. However, Usman reportedly found the caution of his mother unacceptable and reacted by reaching for his single barrel dane gun with which he shot himself.
Before he shot himself dead, he reportedly said he preferred to kill himself and leave the world for his mother, after which he shot himself in the stomach.
Following the incident, he was immediately rushed to the hospital in an effort to rescue him but he was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital.
A source, who on Saturday disclosed to newsmen that the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 19, questioned Usman’s rationale for killing himself.
“The community is still puzzled by Usman’s action; people are still wondering why he should kill himself just because his mother cautioned him against beating his own son harshly,” the source said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa State, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the suicide, said that the police were investigating the matter and details will be made known to the public, as soon as the investigations have been completed.
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