Businessman commits suicide due to family problems in Kano

One Ibrahim Abubakar, a shop owner along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis, committed suicide on Thursday evening.

According to Vanguard News, his body was discovered hanging from a rope in his shop. His son, Abdussalam Ibrahim, told newsmen that his father was battling with psychological trauma further worsened by domestic responsibilities he could not handle, including the wedding of his daughter that was approaching soon.

“ Our father was battling with psychological trauma and he is also poverty-stricken. More so, my sister is due to be given out in marriage soon. We performed the evening prayer with him, after which he went back to the shop and hung himself. He gave up the ghost despite attempts to save him when he was discovered,” he said. [Swipe]