Shaibu Yusuf, a man arrested by the FCT Police Command for threatening to commit suicide from the height of Aso Radio and TV mast in Abuja on July 8, over insecurity and prevailing economic hardship in the country, has been released from detention.

Abuja-based lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed his release.

Yushau climbed a broadcast mast owned by Aso Television and Radio in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The man climbed the mast to protest against insecurity and hardship in the country.

Yushau, who stated his demands on the placard placed on the foot of the mast before climbing to its peak, said he took the decision in the interest of other suffering Nigerians.

According to him, the government should also declare a state of emergency in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and Borno States over insecurity, and take immediate actions to clear terrorists in the states and the entire country.

Yusuf, who hails from Maiduguri in Borno State, called on the Federal Government to open borders for food importation to eradicate food shortages in the country.

“The government should immediately respond to the problem of out-of-school children which is increasing rapidly.

“These are the major Nigerian problems and I am ready to sacrifice my life for the solution to them. I am calling on fellow Nigerians to join me on this riot,” he stated on the placard.

It took the intervention of the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs Florence Dawon Wenegieme, to convince Yusuf to come down from the mast.

The FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said Yushau confessed that he had been observing the mast for about a week before deciding to climb.

Confirming his release, Adeyanju said he alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Igwe, will support Yusuf Shaibu to start a Point of Sale (PoS) business in order to cater for himself.

“We have secured the release of Shaibu Yusuf who protested climbing a mast in Abuja after a week of back & forth. Let me appreciate the collaborative effort of FCT CP, Bennett Igwe and FCT PRO @Jossy_Dannyking in this regard.

“CP Igwe & I are supporting Shaibu to start a POS biz. I must also thank the Welfare Department of FCT Social Development Unit,” Adeyanju stated. (The Nation)

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