Sunday, March 16, 2025 - A 16-year-old girl, Maryam Samuel, has allegedly committed suicide at Kaltungo community in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who
confirmed the incident on Saturday in Gombe, said the girl committed suicide by
hanging on a tree.
Abdullahi said the incident occurred on March 14, barely 24 hours after
the deceased left home to fetch firewood.
“On Friday, at about 9:00 am, a case of suicide was reported at Kaltungo
Divisional Headquarters by the village head of Kalarin.
“The deceased later identified as Maryam Samuel, 16 years old from
Kalarin ward, was seen hanged with rope on a tree at Kalarin mountain without
any marks of violence found on her body,” he said.
According to him, the corpse had been deposited at the General Hospital
Kaltungo.
The police image maker said that preliminary investigation revealed that
the deceased left home on Thursday to fetch firewood from the nearby bush,
adding that further investigation would unravel the root cause of the
unfortunate incident.
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