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A man has been admitted in a psychiatric home after climbing a high tension pole, and demanding the resignation of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the man was said to have committed the act on Friday morning, as he insisted he wouldn’t come down unless his demands are met.
A man, Abdullahi Mohammed has been admitted to a psychiatrist home after climbing a 33 kv high tension electricity pole.
The incident, which reportedly happened along the Yola-Jalingo highway in the Mayo-Belwa area of Adamawa State saw the 30-year-old man climb the pole on Friday morning, September 27, and remained there till Sunday night, September 28 when tge Adamawa police command operatives showed up.
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He was said to have come.down after the police operatives engaged locals in the area who finally convinced the man to come down. He was then arrested by the police.
While speaking with PUNCH, the police PRO, SP Suleiman Nguroje said Mohammed is undergoing psychiatric tests at a facility located inside the premises of the specialist hospital in Yola.
Nguroje said,
“When the police from the Moyo-Belwa division rescued Abdullahi Mohammed, from the 33kv high tension electricity pole, some hard drugs were discovered on him including green leaves which he confessed to be Indian hemp.”
, “The suspect further confessed during his interaction with the police that he takes Indian hemp and other hard drugs. He was behaving abnormal, so we had to take him to the psychiatric hospital for a detailed medical examination. We are still waiting for the medical result before we can take the next action.”
“You know attempting to commit su!cide is a criminal offence under our Constitution, so we are going to charge him to court.”
