A 17-year-old boy in Soro town of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Friday, killed himself over the refusal of a 12 year old girl to marry him.

The deceased, whose name was given as Usman Abdu, was said to have hung himself on a tree after the girl, his cousin, said she would not marry him.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a press statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi at the weekend.

Mohammed said: “On the 13/5/2016 at about 2100hrs (9:00pm), One Usman Abdu, male, (17) of Ganja ward, Soro town in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State allegedly committed Suicide by hanging himself on a tree with rope.

“The scene of the incidence was visited by Police detectives led by DPO, Soro Division. The victim was photographed and rushed to Soro hospital  where He was certified dead by a medical Doctor.”

The PPRO stated that preliminary investigation revealed that the victim hanged himself when his cousin, a 12 years old girl of the same address rejected his marriage proposal.

He said the exhibit recovered include rope which the victim used in hanging himself.

He added that the corpse was released to relative for burial after postmortem examinations.