The Kano State Fire Service says it rescued 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted suicide due to a failed N2m visa deal.
Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the Service’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement to reporters in Kano on Thursday.
He stated that the event occurred on Thursday morning along State Road in Kano’s Tarauni Local Government Area.
He revealed:
“We received a distress call at about 10:07 a.m. from the Ministry of Works and Housing, Kano State, about a suicide attempt by hanging on a tree.
“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our fire fighting vehicle to the scene at 10:10 a.m.”
According to Abdullahi, Rabiu, a resident of Semegu Quarters, committed suicide due to his inability to return N2 million to individuals he helped acquire a travel visa.
The PRO said.
“During interrogation, we gathered that Rabiu connected some people to those that process travel visas to foreign countries, which was successful.
“Those he tried to help, however, rejected the visa, saying it was not the type they paid for and demanded a refund of their money already paid to the processors.
“We reliably gathered that he was able to raise half a million naira only.
“But pressure and threats from the people he wanted to assist made him try to take his own life.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
