The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 16-year-old girl, Maryam Samuel, who allegedly committed suicide at Kaltungo community in Kaltungo Local Government Area of the state.
The command Spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi confirmed the incident to the Newsmen on Saturday in Gombe, he said the girl committed suicide by hanging on a tree.
Abdullahi said the incident occured on March 14, barely 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 rope on a tree at Kalarin mountain without any marks of violence found on her body,” he said.
He further said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital Kaltungo.
Abdullahi added that preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased left home on Thursday to fetch firewood from the nearby bush, stated that further investigation would unravel the root cause of the unfortunate incident.
However, a source at the deceased’s family, who pleaded anonymity, alleged that the girl was pregnant by her boyfriend, a development which enraged her parents.
The source said the girl was discovered to had been visiting her lover, and pregnant during an interaction between the parents and the boyfriend
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