A 21-year-old man, Mansur Tanko, on
Friday, burnt himself to death in Jalingo,
after a disagreement with his father,
Tanko Mijinyawa, over marriage.
The Taraba Police Public Relations Officer,
Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the incident and
said the Jalingo Division of the police had
commenced investigation into the matter.
Tanko, according to a witness, Jibrin Bala,
set himself ablaze because his family
refused to approve his wedding with a
girl, Blessing. The witness told
sympathisers that Tanko introduced
Blessing to his father as his proposed
wife, but the father kicked against the
union, describing it as a bad choice.
Bala said efforts by the father to
convince his son to look for another girl
failed, as he insisted that he could not
survive without Blessing. The witness
added that Tanko suddenly left his father
and went to a corner in the compound,
where he poured petrol on his body and
set himself ablaze.
"When we suddenly saw fire, everybody
ran toward the corner of the compound,
only to see Tanko burning.
"The father and other people in the
compound tried to rescue Tanko from the
fire, but failed as the flame was much
and we could not move near," he said.
Meanwhile, he said, Tanko's father is
currently receiving treatment at the
Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, for
injuries sustained while trying to rescue
the son from the fire.
Source: NAN
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