Man, 21, burns self to death in Taraba after disagreement with father

disagreement with father
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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