For opting to play the role of a mediator and settle a feud between two agitated neighbours, 21-year-old Salisu Hussaini is now full of regrets with one of his arms lost in the mission turned sour.
The unfortunate incident that permanently changed the course of Salisu’s life in a way he never imagined occurred while attempting to separate a fight between two of his neighbours in Kano.
Reports indicated that Salisu, who is a tailor, lost his arm after being stabbed by a notorious criminal, Abubakar Ayuba, popularly called Namama in the Fagge area of the Kano metropolis.
An Eyewitness account said Namama and one Abdullahi Muhammad, also known as Alhaji Ozil, were engaged in a fisticuff on March 30, 2022. However, as the scuffle degenerated into a brutal one, Salisu decided, as a good neighbour, to intervene and broker peace between the warring parties. Unfortunately, he ended up the victim after being stabbed with a knife which led to an infection.
On the hospital bed after having his right arm amputated, an unhappy Salisu expressed regrets over the circumstances leading to his present condition and appealed to relevant authorities to intervene on his behalf as he could not imagine life without an arm.
Further narrating his ordeal, the distraught tailor said; “When I saw them fighting and threatening to kill themselves, I decided to intervene so that peace could reign. I approached Namama who I know is troublesome and advised him to stop threatening to kill people. He brought out a knife and attempted to stab me in my stomach, but when I dodged, he stabbed me in my arm.
“I was then taken to a hospital where they required a police officer to come along. After the treatment, my hand was not getting any better.”
On the further medical efforts that were made to save his arm from the surgeon’s table, Salisu disclosed that “I then moved to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital where they referred me to the Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital (AKUTH) and later to this place (Dala Orthopaedic Hospital) where they confirmed that the hand had decayed and must be amputated.”
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the incident, acknowledging that the suspect is currently cooling his feet in their custody.
