Japa: Fire Service rescues man attempting suicide over failed visa deal

The Kano State Fire Service reported on Thursday that it successfully rescued Saifillahi Rabiu, a 37-year-old individual, who allegedly attempted suicide due to a failed deal.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organization, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, provided details in a statement issued in Kano.

The incident took place on Thursday morning at State Road, Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano.

Abdullahi explained, “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 firefighting vehicle to the scene at 10:10 a.m.”

According to the statement, Rabiu, a resident of Semegu Quarters, attempted to take his own life due to his inability to refund N2 million to individuals he had tried to assist in obtaining a travel visa.

“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,” added the PRO.

Fortunately, the Kano State Fire Service successfully rescued Rabiu alive, and he was subsequently handed over to the Zaharaddini of Farm Centre Police Division.