A 16-year-old girl, Maryam Samuel, has allegedly taken her own life in Kaltungo community, Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The spokesman of the Gombe State Police Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed the incident on Saturday in Gombe, stating that the girl died by hanging herself from a tree.
According to Abdullahi, the tragic event occurred on March 14, just 24 hours after the deceased left home to fetch firewood.
“On Friday, at about 9:00 a.m., a case of suicide was reported at Kaltungo Divisional Headquarters by the village head of Kalarin.
“The deceased, later identified as Maryam Samuel, 16 years old from Kalarin ward, was seen hanged with a rope on a tree at Kalarin mountain without any marks of violence found on her body,” he said.
He added that the corpse had been deposited at the General Hospital Kaltungo, and preliminary investigations revealed that she had left home on Thursday to fetch firewood from a nearby bush. Further investigations are ongoing to determine the root cause of the incident.
However, a family source, who pleaded anonymity, claimed that the girl was pregnant for her boyfriend, a revelation that reportedly angered her parents.
The source alleged that during an interaction between her parents and the boyfriend, it was discovered that she had been visiting him frequently and had become pregnant.
(NAN)