The body of a 20-years-old man has been found hanging on a tree and his neck tied with a rope inside the bush at Lariye village in Zaki LGA of Bauchi State.
The man found hanging on a tree
Below is an official press release by the Nigeria Police Force Bauchi State Command over the incident;
SUSPECTED SUICIDE: On the 6/3/2017 at about 11:00hrs, information at the disposal of Zaki Divisional Police headquarters revealed that a yet to be identified Man of about 20-years-old reasonably suspected to be a Fulani Nomad was spotted hanged on top of a tree and his neck tied with a Rope inside the Bush at Lariye Village in Zaki LGA of Bauchi State.
Police detectives attached to Zaki Division led by the DPO visited the scene, photographed the victim and rushed him to General hospital Zaki where he was certified dead on arrival. Meanwhile, Search was conducted on the victim and neither a Suicide note nor mark of violence seen.
Corpse was deposited at the public mortuary for postmortem examination and efforts are being intensified to establish deceased identity and ascertain actual cause of the incident. SP Haruna Mohammed, PPRO Bauchi State Police Command.