A man who climbed a 33KV high tension electricity pole to demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu has been arrested by the Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command.
The incident occurred in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The man had remained up the pole, insisting Tinubu must resign before he would come down.
It was gathered that the incident happened between the morning of Friday, 27 September, 2024 and evening of Saturday, 28 September, 2024.
The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguruje, said the man, whose name was not revealed, was rescued on the night of Saturday, 28 September, 2024 and taken into Police custody in the state capital, Yola.
“The Command is going to parade the man today (Monday) for attempting suicide,” Nguroje said, adding that attempting suicide is a criminal offence under Nigeria’s constitution....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
“We are going to charge him to court,” Nguroje asserted.
He added that the Police has a duty to protect lives and property and that when any individual attempts to take his life, the individual has to be made to face the law.
Further details on the incident have it that the man had on on the morning of Friday, 27 September, 2024, the market day of Mayo Belwa, climbed the 33KV high tension pole along the Yola-Jalingo highway, insisting on Tinubu’s resignation.
The state Police Command had to get some locals to persuade him to descend from the pole. They were able to persuade him to come down on the night of 28 September, 2024.
