Governor’s Official Steward Commits Suicide Inside Governor’s Lodge

An official steward to Borno State representative, Kashim Shettima, has ended it all at the Government House, Maiduguri – north-eastern Nigeria.

Succinct News reports that the steward, recognized as John Achagwa, purportedly draped himself on a Neem (Dongoyaro) tree at the back of the Presidential Lodge, Government House, yesterday evening.

It isn't clear why the man chosen to end his life, however his partners said he had kept up strange quietness since he continued work yesterday.

One of them stated: "He didn't articulate a word since morning. He simply minded his own business. We were as one till around 2 p.m. until he abruptly vanished."

Men of the State Fire Service and security staff were quickly assembled to the area of the episode to cut down the carcass from the tree.

In the interim, Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has affirmed the episode. John Achagwa matured 67, who resigned from dynamic administration in 2013 was reconnected by the present organization until he hanged himself yesterday evening.

Preparation writers at the Government House after the occurrence, the Police Commissioner said it was terrible for an individual, for example, late Achagwa, who was carrying on with an agreeable life, to end it all under 24 hours before Shettima will retire from power.

His words: "From primer examination, this awful occurrence is hard for one to pre-empt what really has incited Achagwa, who was a family man, to hang himself.

"This is an individual who was carrying on with an agreeable life. I learned he was an administration specialist here before he resigned, and government reconnected him. He has his own home and a decent vehicle. Typically, on the off chance that he had a monetary issue, he would have sold the vehicle or the house.

"Be that as it may, some of the time in our calling, we need to go down to ask from the family what was extremely the issues on the ground, at that point by the day's end, we would probably turned out with the accurate explanation behind someone of his age to end it all.

"Perhaps it is conceivable he would have told his family that he may not be returning home once more. Possibly there was a squabble or misjudging. Yet, I can guarantee you that examination has begun and we will get to the main driver of the current issue.

"On the off chance that the family said we ought to take into account post-mortem examination, fine. In any case, we, the Police, are resolved to unwind what made him end it all. I implore God to give his spirit unceasing rest and the family solidarity to tolerate the unsalvageable misfortune."