Shaibu Yusuf, the man who was arrested by the FCT Police Command for threatening to kill himself by climbing the transmission mast of a Radio station in Abuja, has been released from custody.
News About Nigeria earlier reported that Yusuf climbed the transmission tower to air his grievances over the current economic hardship in the country on July 8, 2024.
While on the tower, he threatened to commit suicide by jumping down if the federal government does not remedy the challenges Nigerians are facing.
He was, however, dissuaded by first responders who encouraged him to climb down with the promise that his grievances would be communicated to President Bola Tinubu.
Also, the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs Florence Dawon Wenegieme, convinced Yusuf to come down from the mast.
Yusuf was arrested by the FCT police when he came down.
Confirming his release on Friday, an Abuja-based lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, in a post on his X account revealed that 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.
