Tragedy struck at the weekend at the Dandagoro area of Katsina State as a middle-aged man, Sani Salisu, killed himself after he poured petrol on his body and set himself ablaze.
Salisu, a Grade Level 13 officer in the state Ministry of Health, had sustained first degree burns and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead by medical personnel.
National Mirror learnt that the deceased had armed himself with a gallon of petrol and matches, and had gone into an open field at the Dandagoro area, where he petrol-bathe himself before setting himself ablaze.
Aminu Abba, an eyewitness that helped put out the fire along other sympathisers, said the incident occurred Saturday night at about 7:30pm.
"We met him on the ground with fire all over his body; So we rushed and put off the fire. We then sought to know what happened, but he told us that he was fed up with life and had decided to set himself ablaze because his wife had abandoned him and ran away with his child."
A staff nurse at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the state's General Hospital, Aminu Suleiman, told our correspondent that the deceased was severely burnt and that it was a first degree burn when he was brought into the hospital.