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Middle aged man kills self over inability to marry girl friend
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A middle aged man, Hassan Bayaro has allegedly commit suicide in Nasarawa state over alleged multiple debts coupled with his inability to marry a girl friend.
Hassan Bayaro, 35-years old who hails from Giza town in Keana local government area of Nasarawa State, is said to have committed suicide as a result of his alleged indebtedness to several people to amounting to over 8 million naira.
The incident our Correspondent gathered occurred last week Saturday, in Angwan Nungu, a settlement in Lafia, the state capital, leaving his relations, friend, admirers and other people within the neighborhood with shock and dismay.
Bayaro, a graduate of Mass Communication from Nasarawa State University, Keffi and a teacher with St. James Secondary School, Lafia it was learnt has been panting over his failure to have his girlfriend ( name withheld) as his legitimate wife all this while.
The victim our Correspondent gathered Authoritatively was last seen in Lafia, last week Thursday, the day believed to be last day on earth.
Investigation conducted revealed also that Bayaro was into property business of buying houses and empty lands and resale to prospective buyers over the years.
Investigation further revealed that his decision to take his life was not unconnected with his relationship with a lady from Doma, he so much wish to have as a wife but his desire was however hindered because they were not of the same faith..
The decomposing corpse of the victim was discovered in his apartment in Angwan Nungu, opposite Nasarawa Clinic, last week Saturday, 22nd June, when some bad odour was oozing out.
Some friends of the deceased who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that he had earlier sent SMS to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), where a complain was lodged against him over the debts, that he will commit suicide.
Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Nasarawa State command, DSC Victor Jerry,
confirmed the complain lodged by the deceased concerning both the multiple debt cases and his plain to commit suicide.
According to the PRO, ” Immediately we got the text, our men swung into action and met him in school. He also sent threat text message to his family, that if he was not allowed to marry his girlfriend he will commit suicide, but his family were against their marriage because they are of different faith” he said.
The decomposed body of the victim has since been buried, according to Islamic rites.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate implementation of the revised procurement thresholds for Ministries, Departments and Agencies [MDAs].
The approval is based on the recommendation by the Director General of Bureau for Public Procurement [BPP] Dr Adedokun Adebowale, in alignment with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The details of the implementation guidelines will be provided by the DG of the BPP on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has removed a foreign national, Elie Bitar, from the wanted list for Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) fraud.
The anti-graft agency had on April 30 declared Bitar wanted over the alleged fraud perpetrated on the CBEX trading platform.
The EFCC included Bitrar’s name in the wanted notice it published across social media platforms.
The agency, in a now deleted post on its X handle signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said Bitar’s last known address was in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State.
However, in a statement issued on Wednesday EFCC spokesperson said Bitar’s name has been removed from the wanted list, citing the availability of new information.
“Ellie Bitar of CBEX Solutions Ltd., who was earlier declared wanted, has since been removed from the list owing to new information that does not support his inclusion in the wanted person’s list.
“The Commission is making good progress in its investigations. Law enforcement agencies across the world are collaborating with it in tracking and arresting all the wanted persons. The EFCC will not relent in bringing every actor involved in the fraudulent dealings to book,” the statement read in part.
According to Oyewale, the anti-graft agency is “gaining important ground” in the search for the eight persons declared wanted over the CBEX fraud.
Several videos online had shown some Nigerians raising the alarm over the loss of their funds to the CBEX scheme when it reportedly crashed in April.
As part of its investigations into the matter, the EFCC had declared eight persons wanted over their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme linked to the online trading platform.
The Federal High Court in Abuja also granted the agency’s request to arrest and detain persons found promoting the CBEX scheme.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of forest guards and commencement of their employment to secure the 1,129 forests in the country.
In a statement on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare, revealed that the President directed that the forest guards are to be well trained and armed to perform their duties, which is essentially to flush out terrorists and criminal gangs hiding inside the forests for criminal activities.
According to Dare, the recruitment is a security collaborative effort between the federal and state governments.
“The office of the NSA and the Ministry of Environment have been directed to take charge and ensure full implementation,” he said.
The presidential spokesperson said thousands of young Nigerians are expected to be employed as personnel of the outfit.
“President Tinubu had warned terrorists that his administration would not surrender an inch of the country’s territory to terrorists, bandits, and other criminal gangs operating inside the forests. President Tinubu vowed that the country would take back its forests,” he said.
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