The Federal Government Territory (FCT) police command has said that Shuaibu Yusha’u, who climbed a 120-meter mast at the top of Katampe hill, within the premises of Aso Radio and Television Services, along Murtala Mohammed Expressway in a bid to kill himself would be prosecuted.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Yushau attempted to take his life after climbing to the top of the mask on Monday.
However, through the intervention of security agencies and government agencies such as, the Police and FCT Emergency Department, Yashau agreed to climb down, halting attempt to take his life.
Speaking, spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josphine Adeh on Tuesday in a statement disclosed that Yusha’u had been sent to the Social Development Secretariat (SDS) for a mental evaluation to ascertain his mental status.
The police stressed that the mental assessment and evaluation, is relevant following his troubling action, which caused apprehension on Monday.
The economic hardship of the country, insecurity and increase of out-of-school children among other vices ravaging the country was Yashau’s defence.
When queried by the spokesperson of the FCT police command, the man said, “About 9 am (Monday), I climbed the Mask of Aso Radio Katampe to create awareness about what is happening: insecurity, food shortage, and the number of out of school children increasing in the country.
“I did it to help Nigerians for this hardship they are going through, so that if the government hears it, maybe they will take action about these things, and Nigeria will get free from it. (sic)”
The FCT Police Command, however, noted that Yashau if found mentally stable after the test, will be charged to court for attempted suicide, disturbance of public peace, and incitement contrary to sections 231, 111, and 114 of the Penal Code Act.
The Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh therefore urged residents to be law-abiding while pushing for their voices to be heard, as the police will not be stampeded into allowing the breakdown of law and order.