An 18yr old man with no records of psychiatric disorder shot himself to death Monday night at Sangnayili a remote community near the Nanumba North District capital, Bimbila in the Northern Region.
Nwelgnel Yegbaja, a konkomba resident allegedly shot himself in the left rib with a local gun at a farmland sparking fresh sorrow among residents who were still mourning the death of another man killed by bushfire last week.
Assembly member for the Juo electoral area Alfred Nchima called the police after the deceased was found laying facedown in a pool of blood
Narrating the incident to police, brother of the deceased said they had scheduled for a routine night hunting of birds before the deceased quietly left the house at his blindside.
He said the deceased left at about 8pm when they were preparing for the hunting and did not return until a search party found him dead in a bush with his weapon beside him.
He told the police he strongly believed his brother committed suicide but was surprised because he had no records of mental disorder.
The body has since being deposited at the Bimbila Government Hospital morgue and police are to investigate circumstance leading to the death.
District Crime Officer ASP Ebenezer Peprah confirmed the incident saying police have launched a wide investigation into the matter.
According to him suicide cases are uncommon in the district and police will interrogate broadly to unravel what prompted the incident.