How This 21yrs old Man burns self to death in Taraba after 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