Man on trial for failed suicide attempt

A 36-year-old man,
Ekanem Aniefiok, was on
Tuesday arraigned before
the Karu Magistrates' Court
for alleged attempt to
commit suicide.
The police Prosecutor,
Umar Mohammed, told
the court that Aniefiok, of
the Federal Housing
Authority Estate, Karu,
Abuja, committed the
offence on September 4 at
10am.
He said the offence was contrary
to section 75 of the penal code
law.
According to him, the police was
alerted by one Idika Uzoma, of
the same address, that the
accused had attempted suicide.
The prosecutor said Uzoma had
discovered Aniefiok hanging in
his room while his 20-month
old daughter was holding a part
of the rope that went through
the ceiling.
Mohammed said that the
accused was unconscious while
the baby was crying, and that
Uzoma raised alarm which
attracted neighbours who
rescued him.
The prosecution said that
Aniefiok had confessed to
committing the offence because
he lost his job and that his wife
had abandoned him.
Magistrate Celestine Odo said
the court had no jurisdiction to
try the accused and advised the
prosecutor to refer the case to
the appropriate court of
competent jurisdiction.