It was indeed a tragic end for a 78-year-old
man, identified by police as Hassan Chiroma, when he slit his own throat at the
city abattoir, Kano, yesterday. The incident which sent shock waves across city
dwellers, had set tongues wagging over what could have led the septuagenarian
to take his life.
An eyewitness said the man was
earlier sighted at blacksmith section of the market around midday where he
allegedly purchased a knife which he used to commit suicide.
The eyewitness said: “We mistook him
as one of the numerous butchers plying their trade, but we were shocked soon as
he turned the same knife against himself.”
So many sellers looked away as they
said many of them could not bear to watch the horror.
But the police are suspecting foul
play and has arrested four persons in connection with the tragic incident.
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