By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
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Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Bombar in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, after a 17-year old boy, Betwom Timothy, allegedly committed suicide.
The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident to journalists in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
According Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, the deceased was said to have left home to go to a stream in the area to take his bath but did not return home, prompting the family to go on a search for him and eventually, they found his lifeless body hanging on a tree in a bush.
“We received a report from a good samaritan that today being the 13th September, 2023 that at about 3.00pm, that on the 12th September, 2023 at about 5.00pm, his nephew, one Betwom Timothy who is 17 years old, left home to take a bath at the stream but he did not return home.
“So, the family organized a search team for him and they eventually found his body hanging on a tree with a sponge and feces on his trousers in a nearby bush at Bogoro town.
“On receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Auwal Muhammad, directed the DPO Bogoro Division and detectives should move to the scene and they evacuated the body to the General Hospital, Bogoro where a medical doctor confirmed him dead on arrival. His remains were given to the family for burial,” Wakil said.
The Command, he stated, wishes to commiserate with the family of the deceased and prayed that God Almighty will grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
He said: “The Command is using this medium to call parents and guardians to maintain strict vigilance on the activities of their children and wards. It is now pertinent more than ever before that their whereabouts and the company they keep are constantly in check by all those responsible.
“Community leaders and elders should also keep an eye on what is happening in their communities and ensure that the handle any situation before it degenerates,” he said
