The Adamawa State Police Command has announced that 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed, who climbed a 33 kV high-tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday, has been admitted to the Yola Psychiatric Hospital for a mental evaluation. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive interview that Mohammed is undergoing psychiatric tests at a facility located inside the premises of the specialist hospital in Yola.

Nguroje explained, “When the police from the Moyo-Belwa division rescued Abdullahi Mohammed, from the 33kv high tension electricity pole, some hard drugs were discovered on him including green leaves which he confessed to be Indian hemp.”

He added, “The suspect further confessed during his interaction with the police that he takes Indian hemp and other hard drugs. He was behaving abnormal, so we had to take him to the psychiatric hospital for a detailed medical examination. We are still waiting for the medical result before we can take the next action.”

The Adamawa Police Command last Saturday night rescued and arrested Mohammed who had climbed a 33kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Headquarters insisting that President Bola Tinubu must resign before he would come down.

The spokesman of the command who ascribed the man’s action as suicidal had also told Arewa PUNCH after the suspect was persuaded to come down from the high tension electricity pole that attempting sucide is a criminal offence under Nigerian laws.

“You know attempting to commit sucide is a criminal offence under our Constitution, so we are going to charge him to court.”

Nguruje further told our correspondent that it is the constitutional duty of the police to protect lives and property and that when any individual wants to take his life, such would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

Last Friday morning, being the market day of Mayo belwa, the young man climbed the 33kv high tension electricity pole along the Yola-Jalingo highway, insisting that he will not come down until the Nigerian President vacated the presidential villa.

Arewa PUNCH’s investigations revealed that the Adamawa Police Police  Command had to engage the services of the locals in the area who finally convinced the man to come down on Saturday night.

Mohammed is from Gashaka town in Taraba State.