OPERATIVES of the FCT Police Command have picked up a young man, who climbed a very high mast with a placard at ASO Radio in Katampe to commit suicide over hardship in Nigeria.
The arrest followed a distress call from concerned citizens on Monday at about 09:10 a.m.
SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command in a statement, identified the man as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau.
“With much professional persuasion from the police operatives, the man, later identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau, was prevented from taking his own life.
“He claimed to have been observing the mast for about a week before deciding to climb it.
“Suspect is presently in police custody and in a stable condition.
“Further development will be communicated in due course,” the police image-maker noted.