Young man climbs high-rise billboard in Kano, threatens suicide

Some onlookers mockingly encouraged him to jump so he could be buried on the spot, though he appeared undecided.

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Police spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on his verified Facebook page, said the man insisted on seeing certain TikTok influencers.

The incident caused a massive traffic gridlock stretching to Zoo Road. Motorists trying to avoid the jam were caught in alternative route congestion around Court Road.

A resident, Sule Abba, dismissed the incident as hunger-induced, urging people to disperse. Another, identified simply as Salisu, said the man had succeeded in creating a social media sensation.

As of 3:00 p.m., the man was still on the billboard. He was later rescued after much drama and evacuated to a police hospital in Bompai, according to Kiyawa.