The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 16-year-old Almajiri boy, Yusufa Mustapha, after suspected hoodlums plucked one of his eyes in the Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the victim’s teacher, Malam Mustafa, of Abuja quarters, reported the matter to the police.
He explained that the complainant reported to the police that the incident happened when Mustapha went to a nearby bush to fetch firewood around 8am.
The PPRO added that the teacher alleged that the deceased, who did not come back home as expected, was later found lying in a pool of blood with one of his eyes removed.
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