A 30-year-old man has been admitted to Yola Psychiatric Hospital for a mental evaluation after climbing a 33 kV high-tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa.
He had declared he wouldn’t descend until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resigned.
On the morning of Friday, September 27, Abdullahi Mohammed, a resident of Taraba State, ascended the electricity pole along the Yola-Jalingo highway, demanding that the Nigerian President leave the presidential villa.
He remained perched there until Saturday night, September 28, when the Adamawa Police Command, with the help of local residents, persuaded him to come down.
He was subsequently arrested by the police.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated that Mohammed is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluations at a facility within 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.”
He added, “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.”
The command’s spokesperson described the man’s actions as suicidal and noted that attempting suicide is considered a criminal offense under Nigerian law.
“You know attempting to commit suicide is a criminal offence under our Constitution, so we are going to charge him to court.”
