Agency Condemns Self-Immolation In Bauchi, Urges Mental Health Support

The Bauchi State Orphans and Vulnerable Children Agency (BASOVCA) has expressed heavy sorrow implicit the tragic incidental involving a pistillate who acceptable herself ablaze astatine the household residence of Nigeria’s archetypal Prime Minister, the precocious Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, successful Bauchi.

In a connection yesterday by the chairperson of BASOVCA, Hajiya Yelwa Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the bureau condemned the enactment successful the strongest presumption and extended heartfelt condolences to the household of the deceased.

LEADERSHIP Sunday reports that a middle-aged pistillate arrived astatine the Prime Minister’s residence successful a commercialized tricycle carrying a gallon of petrol, and wanted to spot the girl of the Prime Minister who doubles arsenic BASOVCA chairperson, Hajiya Yelwa Abubakar Tafawa Balewa but was informed that she was not around.

The pistillate past moved to the main entrance, poured petrol connected herself, and acceptable herself connected fire. She aboriginal succumbed to her injuries.

Reacting to the unfortunate incident, Hajiya Yelwa described it arsenic a stark reminder of the urgent request for improved intelligence wellness enactment and renewed accent connected spiritual acquisition to assistance radical recognize the spiritual consequences of suicide.

“We privation to categorically authorities that the deceased had nary transportation whatsoever with Hajiya Yelwa Abubakar Tafawa Balewa oregon with BASOVCA. Her sanction does not look successful immoderate of the agency’s records of orphans oregon susceptible persons nether intervention,” the connection read.
She further emphasised that the woman’s actions were idiosyncratic and did not correspond the values oregon ngo of BASOVCA.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the household of the deceased during this hard time. We impulse everyone to prioritize their intelligence well-being and question assistance erstwhile needed,” she added.

BASOVCA commended the Bauchi State Police Command for their punctual effect and ongoing probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The connection noted that “BASOVCA remains resolute successful its ngo to enactment susceptible children and families crossed Bauchi State. We volition proceed to enactment tirelessly to marque a affirmative quality successful our communities.”