A 40-year-old man, Femi Oguntumi, was on Friday found hanged to a ceiling fan in his room at Dakata Quarters in Kano State.
Mr Oguntumi was until his death a member of staff of Karish College in Kawaji area of Kano.
Police have begun investigation to determine if it was suicide or not.
Kano police spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna, in a statement on Saturday said the incident was reported around 8:15 pm on Friday.
Mr Haruna said the body of the deceased was discovered hanged with a rope tied to a ceiling fan in his room in what looked like suicide.
“On reaching the scene of the incident the police found his lifeless body and was rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano where he was confirmed dead.
“The corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the said hospital,” he said.
Police commissioner Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that ‘discrete’ investigation be carried out over the incident, according to the spokesman.
