Pandemonium broke out when a hunter who functioned as a local vigilante in Adamawa State killed himself in a circumstance considered too flimsy and odd.
The hunter, Usman Alhaji Audu of Gada Maisaje in Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly shot himself to death after his mother berated him for beating his young son.
Sources said Usman caned his four-year-old son for returning late from an errand, a punishment which his mother, the boy’s grandmother, considered too harsh and over which she cautioned Usman.
Usman reportedly found the caution of his mother unacceptable and reacted by reaching for his single barrel dane gun with which he shot himself.
He was said to have uttered that he preferred to kill himself and leave the world for his mother.
He shot himself in the stomach, following which he was taken to a hospital where he was confirmed dead.
The community is said to still be puzzled by Usman’s action,with people wondering why he should kill himself just because his mother cautioned him against beating his son harshly
The Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa State, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the development said the police are investigating the matter.