By Emmanuel Onyedika
A Kano Magistrate’s Court has remanded a man, Ismail Sulaiman Bacirawa, over an alleged attempt to take his own life.
Ismail was arraigned before Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21 on allegations that he attempted to commit suicide. The prosecution counsel, Usman Abdullahi and Aisha Humaira, presented the case, while court official Auwal Abdullahi interpreted the charge to the defendant.
After the charge was read, the court declared it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter but ordered that Ismail be remanded in a correctional facility until August 20, 2026, when he will be brought back before the court.
He was reportedly found on a bridge attempting to jump off before security personnel from Hausawa Police Station intervened and brought him down safely. Witnesses said he was holding a placard that read: “I have children, Your Excellency the Governor, please save my life.”