A 16-year-old boy, Bright Haruna, has committed suicide by hanging himself in a room in their house located at Daura Road, Kaduna metropolis.

The teenager reportedly took his life after being scolded by his father.

The development, threw residents of the area into mourning. The incident occurred at about 4 pm Wednesday, February 3, 2021, almost led to the lynching of the boy’s father, Umar Haruna, by angry neighbours but for the quick intervention of security operatives who rescued him.

Sympathisers were seen trooping in and out of the house to console the mother who was yet to fully recover from the unfortunate death of her son and subsequent arrest of her husband by the Police.

A source in confidence said, the Umar, after beating his son, locked him up which apparently led to the latter’s action .

The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident and said the boy’s lifeless body was discovered at Argungu Road, opposite Goni Club, on 03/02/2021 at about 1600hrs. According to him, “the case has just been transferred to the criminal investigation department (CID).

“We have the father of the boy as the suspect. An investigation into it will soon commence now that the case has been transferred to the State CID.

“The father did not report the issue to the Police. Based on the preliminary investigation, we gathered that the boy was subjected to severe punishment by the father.

“The boy’s body is in the morgue because we are investigating the actual cause of his death,” he said.