By Ben Adoga, Abuja
A young man early yesterday threatened to take his life if the Federal Government failed to proffer solutions to insecurity in some parts of the North and also restore fuel subsidy which removal by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has allegedly caused hardship in the country.
He also made other demands to be met by the government.
The young man who gave his name as Shuaibu Yusuf said he hails from Borno State.
Yusuf had climbed the 120-metre broadcast mast at Katampe and threatened to fall if his demands were not met.
From the commentary from an Aso Radio reporter who covered the incident live, he had climbed up to 100 metres before the team from the FCT Emergency Management Department, led by their acting General Manager, Florence Wenegieme, arrived at the scene.
Wenegieme was able to persuade him to come down.
A handwritten note he had left before climbing stated, “On behalf of fellow Nigerians, I demand the following: Government should return fuel subsidy; Government should declare a state of emergency in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, and Borno on insecurity matters and take immediate action to clear these terrorists in the above-listed states and the country at large.
“Government should open borders for food importation to eradicate food shortage in the country; Government should immediately respond to the problem of out-of-school children which is increasing rapidly.”
He concluded, “These are the major Nigerians’ (sic) problems and I am ready to sacrifice my life for the solution to them. I am calling for (sic) Nigerians to join me in this not.”
Before Yushau came down, Wenegieme dissuaded him from committing suicide and persuaded him to come down.
The policemen who arrived at the scene took him away, but there was no official statement by the authority as at the time of filing this report.
