Police in Jigawa State have found a 16-year-old Almajiri
boy, Yusufa Mustapha dead, with his eyes plucked out.
Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed
the incident in a statement issued on Saturday.
He said the incident happened on Friday at about 1515hrs in
a bush at Shiwarin, Kiyawa Local Government.
According to him, “information at the command’s disposal
revealed that one Mallam Mustapha reported that on the same date at about
0800hrs one of his students (almajiri) by name Yusufa Mustapha, 16yrs, went to
the bush to get firewood.
“He explained that the victim didn’t come back; later, he
was discovered in the bush, one of his eyes was removed by an unknown person.”
Shiisu said the victim was taken to Dutse General Hospital
for examination and was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
He said effort is on to trace the perpetrators of the crime.
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