By Uzair Adam Imam
The Kano State Fire Service successfully intervened on Thursday to save a 37-year-old man, Saifullah Rabiu, who was on the verge of hanging himself from a tree.
The rescue came following a distressing suicide note left by Rabiu, attributing his extreme action to a staggering debt of N2 million incurred during the process of obtaining a foreign visa.
The Kano State Fire Service spokesperson, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement to the media.
The emergency unfolded when the fire service’s Central Control Room received a call around 10:07 a.m. from the Ministry of Works and Housing in Kano State.
The location reported was State Road, near Nasarawa Emir’s house.
Swiftly responding to the call, the fire department mobilised its standby personnel, reaching the scene by 10:10 a.m.
There, they discovered Saifullah Rabiu in a critical condition, poised to carry out his tragic decision.
In his suicide note, Rabiu detailed the overwhelming debt he owed, revealing that he had already repaid a significant portion of the borrowed amount, approximately N500,000.
The note narrated the distressing impact of the creditor’s actions, which had driven him to contemplate suicide.
Following the successful rescue, Saifullah Rabiu was handed over to Divisional Crime Officer Zaharaddini of the Farm Centre Police Division for further investigation.
The incident sheds light on the profound consequences of financial struggles and the urgent need for mental health support in addressing such crises.