A man believed to be in his 50s identified as Baba Nuru (Nuru’s father) attempted to commit suicide in Lagos State in the early hours of Monday.
An eyewitness who got to the scene after he was rescued said the incident occurred in a neighbourhood along the Bogije-Lakowe axis near the Ajah area.
The citizen narrated how the man complained of hardship and hopelessness since things went bad for him in the past year.
Matters got worse after the vehicle he and colleagues were using for transport business within and outside the state broke down.
Drama started when students on their way to school raised an alarm about the sighting of a man on high tension wire, attempting to end it all.
The noise of the learners attracted residents who rushed to find an individual gradually climbing to touch the wire attached to the dangerous power equipment. Some residents were said to have suggested that the man be taken to Elemoro Police Station under Area J Command, while others recommended a psychiatric hospital.
