Monday, September 30, 2024 –A young man who climbed a 33kv high tension pole in the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area headquarters of Adamawa State insisting that he would only come down when President Bola Tinubu resigns, has been rescued and arrested by the police.
It was gathered that on Friday morning, September 27,
2024, the market day of Mayo Belwa, the young man climbed the 33kv high tension
along the Yola-Jalingo highway.
The police engaged the services of the locals in the area who finally convinced
the man to come down on Saturday night.
The spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP
Suleiman Nguruje, who confirmed the incident to Punch on Sunday evening,
September 29, said that the man is in protective custody of the Criminal
Investigating Department.
“The command is going to parade the man on 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, ” the PPRO said.
Nguruje
added that it is the constitutional duty of the police to protect lives and
property and that when any individual wants to take his life, he will face the
full wrath of the law.
A young man in Mayobelwa local government area of Adamawa State on Friday caused a stir when he climbed a high-tension power pole and threatened to jump down if the leader of the Country failed to step aside. pic.twitter.com/2c6NLi2bKp
— AdamawaLastBorn (@AdamawaLas79384) September 27, 2024
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