Mansur Tanko,a 27 year old man.on friday burnt himself to death in Jalingo,capital of Taraba state,after a disagreement with his father,Tanko Mijinyawa,over marriage.Tanko set himself on fire because his family refused to approve his weddin g with a girl,Blessing a christian.Tanko introduced Blessing to his father as his proposed wife,but the father kicked against the union,describing it as a bad choice.His father tried to convince him to look for another girl but he refused,as he insisted that he could not survive without blessing.Tanko suddenly left his father and went to a corner in the compound,where he poured petrol on his body and set himself ablaze.People saw fire and ran towards the corner of the compound and found him burning.The father and other people tried to rescue Tanko from the fire but failed as the flame was much and they could not move near.Tankos father is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre,Jalingo,for injurie...