Auwal Haruna a 30-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School was alleged to have committed suicide by hanging himself on the ceiling fan in his hotel room in Takum.
According to the State Police Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, the deceased, until his death, was a suspect in a case of murder involving his younger brother, Ahmed, who allegedly connived with their mother, Aisha, to murder their father, Haruna Mohammed over his alleged marriage of a second wife against the wishes of their mother.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), there is an upsurge in suicide cases in Taraba State.
Prior to this, a 400 level student of the Taraba State University, Friday Samson, 32, was also said to have poisoned himself to death over lack of funds to pay his school fees.
