The Adamawa State Police Command arrested a young man who climbed a 33 kV high-tension pole in the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area headquarters, demanding President Bola Tinubu’s resignation.
SP Suleiman Nguruje, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed to reporters on Sunday evening that the man was rescued and is currently in custody in the state capital.
“The command is going to parade the man today (Monday) for attempting a suicide. You know attempting to commit a suicide is a criminal offence under our constitution, so we are going to charge him to court,“ he said.
Nguruje reminded our correspondent that it is the police’s constitutional duty to defend lives and property and that anyone who wishes to end his life will face the full fury of the law.
Our correspondent made many calls to the PPRO to obtain the man’s name, but he agreed to do so without releasing it at the time this story was written.
On Friday morning, Mayo Belwa’s market day, the young guy climbed the 33 kV high tension along the Yola-Jalingo highway, vowing that he would not leave until the President left the presidential mansion.
Investigations revealed that the Adamawa State Police Command engaged the services of the locals in the area, who finally convinced the man to come down on Saturday night.
During a visit to the police headquarters on Sunday evening, it was gathered that the young man was in protective custody in the Criminal Investigating Department of the Adamawa Police Command.
