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The Kano State Fire Service says it rescued one 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, announced this in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith, on Friday, in Kano.
Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on Thursday morning at State Road, Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano.
“We received a distress call from the Ministry of Works and Housing, Kano State, about a suicide attempt by hanging.
“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our fire fighting vehicle to the scene for rescue operation,” he stated.
According to the PRO, Rabiu, a resident of Semegu Quarters, attempted to hang himself over his inability to refund N2 million to those he tried to assist in obtaining travel Visas.
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“During interrogation, we gathered that Rabiu connected some people to those who process travel visas to foreign countries, which was successful.
“Those he tried to help, however, rejected the visa. They said it was not the type they paid for and demanded a refund of their money.
“We reliably gathered that he was able to raise N500,000 only.
“But pressure and threats from the people he tried to assist made him try to take his own life”.
The rescue team succeeded in saving Rabiu alive and handed him over to Zaharaddini of Farm Centre Police Division.
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