Man commits suicide over failure to memorise Qur’an
By Agency Reporter
Published: Sunday, 15 Jul 2007
A 25-year-old man, Abdullahi Maidawa of Mamawa village in Bagudo Local Government area of Kebbi State, has allegedly committed suicide over his inability to memorise the Holy Qur’an.
Maidawa allegedly bathed himself with petrol in his room and set himself on fire.
He was alleged to have claimed that the action was in protest against his failure to master the Qur’an after about eight years of intensive studies.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Muktari Ibrahim, confirmed the incident on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi.
He said all efforts to save the life of the deceased after he was rescued by the police yielded no positive results.
Ibrahim said the deceased died at a comprehensive health centre in Bogudo, where he was rushed to for treatment.
He said Maidawa had told police detectives on his hospital bed that he decided to take his life because he was “an orphan.”
The commissioner said the deceased also cited his inability to memorise the Holy Qur’an as another reason for his action.
He said the police were unable to trace Maidawa‘s relations, and that he had been given a befitting burial on Thursday by the district head of Bagudo.
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