“He lost his job and marriage as well—this is despite efforts to seek medical help for him.

“Aminu later found himself at a correctional facility in Danbatta.

“We were told that Aminu sneaked out of the facility and took a dive into in a river, and was never found. As Muslims, we accepted the story and prayed for the repose of his soul.

“Then comes another twist. One of my elder siblings, Nasidi Musa recently went to Toro local government in Bauchi State for a different mission, thus search for his missing brother in-law, who was said to have been last seen there.

“He didn’t find the missing brother in-law there. He, instead, found his “dead” cousin, Aminu.

“Nasidi brought with him story of the pleasant surprise. And as I say this, Aminu is at a Kazaure psychiatric hospital, after a delegation of the family brought him back from Toro.

“The interesting part is that he’s not forgotten his parents and uncles including my dad. Throughout the journey back, he was asking about them.